The Niels Bohr Library & Archives (NBLA) contains many monographs and book collections related to science communication. Below you will find a sample; for full availability of our materials check out our library catalog.
NBLA uses its own unique custom call number system that was first developed by American Institute of Physics librarian Stella Keenan in the 1960s, which organizes materials by subject areas relevant to the study of the physical sciences and their intersection with society. Some of the sections relevant to science communication are:
Call Number | Classification Area | Description |
C3:1 | Science and Society (external) | Science and the public - popularization or explanations of science by non-scientists; science journalism; attitudes and understandings of science |
C3:3 | Science and Society (external) | Financial support for Science. |
C3:5 | Science and Society (external) | Science and public policy affairs - scientific influence on the government, government's influence on science, politics international affairs, secrecy, social responsibilities of scientists, patent law. (For example: Physical and National Socialism ed. by Hentschel) |
C5:9 | The Scientific Community (internal) | Communication among scientists by means of publications, preprints, meetings, etc. |
N2 | Texts, monographs, and other works written by Scientists | Works by 3 of more authors, and compilations including conference proceedings on technical subjects. Includes reprints. |
In communicating to any audience, how you represent your thoughts through language is key. One strength of our book collections is works related to the rhetoric and style of science communications. In our collections, you can study how people have communicated science to various audiences over time, the shift in the predominant language (lingua franca) of science, and get tips for communicating science through the art of rhetoric.
We collect works by scientists aimed at communicating science to the public. Here are some examples of some works by well known science communicators in our collections.