The catalog provides access to the library holdings of Appalachian State University (books, movies, music scores, music CDs, government documents, audiobooks, and more).
You will find relevant books on research in communication in a number of sections of the ASU Library Main Stacks. Try some of the following terms in a Subject Search in the library catalog (Books & Media tab on library homepage) to find relevant titles:
| advertising | broadcast journalism |
| communication | communication and culture |
| communication methodology | communication research |
| information theory | international communication |
| intercultural communication | internet social aspects |
| journalism | language and languages |
| mass media | mass media and culture |
| nonverbal communication | oral communication |
| semantics | social sciences research |
| public relations |
A successful search strategy uses both keyword searching and subject searching:
Begin by selecting a keyword search in the ASU library catalog and enter search terms to find material on your research topic.
Review the list of results. You are looking for items whose content seems to match your research topic.
Once you have identified an item(s), click on the title to view the full information. Review the chapter heading (if available) and pay attention to the list of subjects (topical, geographic, name) to identify relevant subjects that best match your research topic.
Conduct a new search. This time, select a subject search and use any of the subjects that you found in your keyword search.
