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English, Communications & Media Studies: Books

Books

The library has many literary works in its collection, including novels, short stories, and plays. The library also carries many scholarly works on literary theory, particular works of literature, and particular authors. Students also have access to books carried by other Triad academic libraries through the Triad Academic Library Association (TALA) and to books carried by libraries worldwide through the Interlibrary Loan program (ILL). Please use the links below to help you find books in the library's own collection or to access books in

  1. Use the search box in the middle of the page (or go to https://greensboro.worldcat.org/) 
    and enter your search terms. Be sure "Greensboro College" is selected beside the search box. 


     
  2. Once you've clicked search, you can limit your results by format by clicking Book on the left column.

     
     
  3. You can also limit your results by Author, Year, Language, Content, 
    Audience, and Topic all on the left column. 
     
  4. When you find a book you'd like, click on Availability on to see what collection it's in, if it's available, and the call number. 


     
  5. You can also click on the title of a book to get more information about it as well as see the availability information. 

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ECM Related Call Numbers

Books about language and literature are on the 4th floor stacks. 

P – Philology, Linguistics

          P 87 - 96: Communication & mass media

PA – Greek & Latin language and literature

PE – English language

PJ – Oriental languages and literatures 

PK – Indo-Iranian languages and literatures

PL – Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, and Oceania

PM – Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages

PN – Literature (general)

          PN 1010 - 1525: Poetry

          PN 1990 - 1992.92: Broadcasting

          PN 1993 - 1999: Motion pictures

          PN 4699 - 5650: Journalism

          PN 6700 - 6790: Comic books, strips, etc. 

PQ – French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese literature

PR – English literature

PS – American literature

PT – German, Dutch, Flemish since 1830, Afrikaans, Scandinavian, Old Norse: Old Icelandic and Norwegian, Modern Icelandic, Faroese, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish literatures

PZ – Fiction and juvenile belles lettres

 

If "Ref" is in front of the call number then it's located in the Reference Room.

If "CMC" is in front of the call number then it's located in the Curriculum Materials Center on the bottom floor. 
 
 

How to Read Call Numbers

A call number is like the address of a book. If you have the call number, you can find where the book lives in the library. It's made up of letters and numbers in a very specific combination that designates the subject and the author of that specific book.

So how do you read a call number? 

  1. The first line is made up of one or two letters and is meant to be read in alphabetical order. 

  2. The second line is a number. Sometimes it has a decimal at the end. If so, it would be after the same number without a decimal.

  3. The third line has a decimal, a letter, and some numbers. Read the letter in alphabetical order, then the number like it was a decimal. This is where it might get confusing. For example, this book would come before PN 6747 .S3 and after PN 6747 .S12. Remember decimals technically continue on forever with 0's. 

  4. Sometimes the fourth line looks just like the third line with the actual decimal in front of the letter. That means you read it just like the third line (alphabetical then like the number is a decimal).

  5. The last line could be a year, representing the year it was published, so read it as a number! 

  6. Sometimes the last line might be v.1, or c.2, or the call number might end at the third line! If you have a hard time finding the book, please ask us for assistance! 

Search TALA Libraries

As Greensboro College students, you can go to college and university libraries in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, and Burlington and check out materials with your Pride Card. 

  1. To search for books in TALA (Triad Academic Library Association) Libraries, use the search box in the middle of the page (or go to https://greensboro.worldcat.org/) 
    and enter your search terms. Be sure to select TALA from the menu beside the search box.


     
  2. Search it just like you would Greensboro College's own catalog (see the far left column). 
     
  3. When you find a book you like, click on the title. Scroll down to you see a section called TALA with a list of schools.
     
  4. Click on Check Availability for This Item to see if it's available and the call number. 
     
  5. If you cannot get to the library but would like the book, click the blue Request Item through Interlibrary Loan button and fill out the form.
     

    You'll be notified when it arrives, which might anywhere between two days and two weeks from when the request was made.

Search Libraries Worldwide

You can search the catalog for books all over the world! If you find something you want and we don't have, you can request it through interlibrary loan.

  1. Use the search box in the middle of the page (or go to https://greensboro.worldcat.org/) 
    and enter your search terms. Select Libraries Worldwide from the menu beside the search box. 


     
  2.  Search just like you would Greensboro College's own catalog (see the far left column). 
     
  3. When you find a book you like, click on the title. Scroll down until you see a section called Worldcat. Click the blue Request Item through Interlibrary Loan button and fill out the form.



    You'll be notified when it arrives, which is anywhere between two days and two weeks.