Communications Research Guide: Books

Books in the CSUF Library are located on the 4th, 5th, & 6th floors of the South Wing. Books are arranged on the shelves by "Library of Congress call numbers." These call numbers do a valuable service: they group books on similar subjects together on the shelf. For example, all the books on Public Relations will be near each other. Here are some of the most popular call numbers for Communications:

P 87-96              Communications & Mass Media
PN 4699-5650 Journalism
TR 820               Photojournalism
HF 5801-6191 Advertising|
GV1853             Entertainment Studies
HD 59                 Public Relations

While randomly browsing books on the shelf might be interesting, its not effective when you need to find a specific book. To do that, use the library's online catalog to look up a book. Then you'll be able to find the Call number so you can find exactly where you book is located. You can search the online catalog different ways:

by SUBJECT
example: television advertising

by KEYWORD(S)
example: journalism, career

and by AUTHOR, TITLE, CALL#

Click here to link directly to online catalog now.

What if CSUF doesn't own a book you want (or on a topic you want)...or if the book is checked out to someone elese? No problem. You have options:

The Recall button	Clicking the "Recall" button at the book's online catalog record will cause an email to be sent to the person with the book, requiring them to finish and return it within 10 days
Find-books-at-another-library	Clicking "Find Books" at the library's homepage, then clicking "WordCat", will let you search a powerful worldwide catalog that will show you other, nearby libraries that might have the book (for example, Fullerton Public Library)
Interlibrary Loan	If no local libraries have your book, you can still get it by ordering it via Interlibrary loan. This is a free service, and books arrive in usually 3-5 days.