Communications: CMS 333: TV After TV

Try to make the most out of the subject headings in the library catalogs. Some examples of official subject headings are listed below:

Subject headings can be subdivided in one or more elements. The first element is the main heading and tells you what the book is about; the subsequent elements are called subdivisions, they follow the main heading, and add specificity to the main topic.

Some subdivisions can be very helpful for improving your research. Here are some examples:

• Social aspects  is used to describe the effect an item or a discipline and society have on each other.
  • ex.: Television programs Social aspects
• Psychological aspects is used to give a psychological perspective to the main search topic.
  • ex.: Television Psychological aspects
• Economic aspects is used to describe the economic reciprocal implications between an item or a discipline and society.
  • ex.: Digital video economic aspects
  • ex.: Streaming video economic aspects

​​​​​​​Geographical context might also be used to narrow down the search:

• Television authorship United States
• Television programs Social aspects Great Britain