Finding Books and eBooks - Media and Communications
The majority of the Library's books are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some handy FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves?
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Where can I find my module readings?
Below are the main locations for print books in Media and Communications with their Shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Advertising | 659.1 | Second floor |
| Documentary Film | 791.4353 | Second floor |
| Graphic Art and Design | 771 to 773 | Second floor |
| Journalism and News Media | 070 to 079 | First floor |
| Journalism Ethics | 174.90704 | First floor |
| Media Law | 343.099 | Second floor |
| Media Studies | 302.23 | First floor |
| Photography | 770 to 779 | Second floor |
| Postmodernism and Popular Culture | 306 | Second floor |
| Public Relations | 659.2 | Second floor |
| Publishing | 070.5 | First floor |
| Radio | 791.44 | Second floor |
| Society, Sociology |
300 to 305 306 to 309 |
First floor Second floor |
| Television | 791.45 | Second floor |
eBooks and Online Reference books
As well as the many eBooks to be found via UR Library Search, the following eBook collections are especially useful for Media and Communications:
- O'Reilly This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of eBooks, videos and case studies in computer science, digital photography, technology, and business, accessible online and via the O'Reilly app. Spotlight on O'Reilly blog post.
- Sage Catalyst This link opens in a new window
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Unlimited access to over 700 premium social science eTextbooks, including nearly 100 titles on research methods and study skills.
- Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
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Content includes: accounting, finance & economics, business, management, education, health & social care, HR, marketing, public policy. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton credentials, you will be logged in correctly even if the platform doesn't indicate this.
- ACLS Humanities EBook collection This link opens in a new window
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Books in the humanities and related social sciences.
