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Call Numbers & Subject Headings

Useful call numbers

Likely call numbers where you could browse for works on engineers and scientists who write and engineering and science writing include:

  • 302.2244 - Social aspects of written communication
  • 808.02 - Authorship and editorial techniques
  • 808.042 - Rhetoric in English
  • 808.0665 - Scientific forms of rhetoric
  • 808.0666 - Engineer's professional / technical forms of rhetoric

What are Subject headings?

Subject Headings are a controlled vocabulary that are used by libraries to catalogue books in their collections. 

It is useful to search by Subject headings to find books that directly relate to your topic.

Useful subject headings

Useful LCSH subject headings that will link you to other books in the library catalogue include:

Subjects: Engineering / Aerospace engineering, Engineering / Chemical process engineering, Engineering / Civil engineering, Engineering / Computer and software systems engineering, Engineering / Electrical engineering, Engineering / Mechanical engineering, Engineering / Mechatronics engineering, Engineering / Medical engineering, Information technology / Computer science, Information technology / Information systems, Science / Biological sciences, Science / Chemistry, Science / Earth science, Science / Environmental science, Science / Physics
Tags: EGH404, en01, en50, engineering writing, IN01, report writing, reporting experiments, scientific writing, technical writing, writing for engineers, writing for it, writing for scientists, writing in engineering