Interpersonal Communication

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These reference works include overviews of interpersonal communication and articles on related topics including nonverbal and cross-cultural communication.

Reference area (first floor)

• Dictionary of Worldwide Gestures — 302.222 BAU

• From Talking Drums to the Internet: An Encyclopedia of Communications Technology —  302.203 GAR
  

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Signs & Symbols — 302.222 O18I

• International Encyclopedia of Communications —  302.2 INT v. 1-4
  

• Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia — 410.3 FIN
  

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Find Books & Videos at the Landmark College Library

The books and videos listed below are just a few of the items we have on interpersonal communication and related subjects. 

Search WebCat, using the term "interpersonal communication" or a more specific term to locate other books and videos.

Browse the Landmark College Library interpersonal communication collection by looking in Dewey numbers 302 and 303 in the second floor book and video stacks.

 

Book stacks (second floor):

• The Art of Connecting: How to Overcome Differences, Build Rapport, and Communicate Effectively with Anyone — Raines, Claire — 302.2 R155A

• But I Didn't Mean That!: How to Avoid Misunderstandings & Hurt Feelings in Everyday Life — Paris, June — 153.6 P232B

• A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication: Essential Readings — Monaghan, Leila Frances — 302.2 C968

• Hearing Gesture: How Our Hands Help Us Think — Goldin-Meadow, Susan — 302.222 G619H

• I Can Read You Like a Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People Are Really Sending with Their Body Language — Hartley, Gregory — 153.69 H332I

• Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships — Goleman, Daniel — 158.2 G625S

• You Don't Say: Navigating Nonverbal Communication between the Sexes — Nelson, Audrey — 302.222 N424Y

 

Videos in our collection (second floor):

• 10 Lives (DVD) — 158.2 T289

• Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation (DVD) — 303.69 C748

• Gender Communication: An Introduction (DVD) — 302.224 G325

• The Power of Speech (DVD) — 302.2242 P887

• That's Not What I Meant!: Language, Culture, & Meaning (VHS) — 302.2242 T166T

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• Use this database for advanced research requiring academic journal articles.
• Use "quotation marks" to search for "interpersonal communication" as a phrase.  There will be more than one thousand results.
• Try an Advanced Search, using "interpersonal communication" and adding an additional term or phrase to view a more manageable article list.

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• Use this database to find articles from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers as well as podcasts.
• Type "interpersonal communication" into the Subject Search Guide search box.
• Use the Subdivisions and Related Subjects links to narrow your subject.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

• Browse the popular topics list to find a specific topic connected to interpersonal communication.
• Type "interpersonal communication" into the Basic Search search box.
• View the Viewpoints articles, which express pro and con positions on interpersonal communications related topics.

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Websites

 

Interpersonal Communication Website http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/spd110td/interper/index.html

• Explore the many interpersonal communications topics included in this website: cultural context, self concept, relational development, listening & perception, verbal and nonverbal messages, types of relationships, and communication process.
• Each topic includes a brief overview and links to related websites.
• Click on the Research Topics link to view overviews of research topics with links to related websites.

 

The University of Iowa Communication Studies Resources: Interpersonal and Small Group Communication

http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/interpersonal.html

• Browse this directory of educational websites related to interpersonal communication.
• Click on a link at the top of the page to explore another aspect of communication studies.