Welcome to the Erickson Library's Intercultural Communication guide. You'll find tabs at the top that will lead you to additional information with print and online resources.
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Finding background information on your subject is helpful before you dive into subject specific databases. Credo Reference (link below) is a great place to start to gather ideas for keywords.
A few keywords to try: intercultural communication, cross cultural communication, or multicultural communication.
Visit the Articles tab to get more tips on using keywords in databases.
Credo Reference
A few keywords to try: intercultural communication, cross cultural communication, or multicultural communication.
Visit the Articles tab to get more tips on using keywords in databases.
Credo Reference
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Communication in the Real World: Intercultural Communication (U of Minnesota Libraries)
Intercultural Communication (Inc.)
Intercultural Communication, Extended Encyclopedia Entries (IDRInstitute)
Intercultural Communication (Inc.)
Intercultural Communication, Extended Encyclopedia Entries (IDRInstitute)
5 Secrets to Meaningful Intercultural Communication (Polyglot)
Intercultural Communication (Businesstopia)
Introduction to Professional Communications: Intercultural Communication (Pressbooks, BCA Campus)
Communication for Business Professionals: Intercultural Communication (Pressbooks, eCampusOntario)
Intercultural Communication (Businesstopia)
Introduction to Professional Communications: Intercultural Communication (Pressbooks, BCA Campus)
Communication for Business Professionals: Intercultural Communication (Pressbooks, eCampusOntario)
1. Useful keywords: intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication, multicultural communication
2. Break down your topic into smaller concepts and identify synonyms.
3. Use and to combine keywords, i.e. "communication and international"
4. Use or to expand your results, i.e. "intercultural communication or cross-cultural coummunication"
5. Use "quotaton marks" to search keywords as a phrase, i.e. "professional communication"
6. Use an asterik* to search multiple endings, i.e. comm* will search communication, communicate, communications, etc.
2. Break down your topic into smaller concepts and identify synonyms.
3. Use and to combine keywords, i.e. "communication and international"
4. Use or to expand your results, i.e. "intercultural communication or cross-cultural coummunication"
5. Use "quotaton marks" to search keywords as a phrase, i.e. "professional communication"
6. Use an asterik* to search multiple endings, i.e. comm* will search communication, communicate, communications, etc.
You'll need to log-in with your Star ID and password to access the Ebsco eBook Collection.
Intercultural Communication by Ling Chen
Intercultural Communication: Building a Global Community by Fay Patel, Mingsheng Li, and Prahalad Sooknanan
Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction by Ingrid Piller



Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either a) in the public domain or b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activies (retain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute). creativecommons.org
Intercultural Communication for the Community College by Karen Krumrey-Fulks
Language and Culture in Context - A Primer on Intercultural Communication by Robert Godwin-Jones
Communications 256: Intercultural Communication by Tammera Stokes Rice
Developing Intercultural Communication Competence by Lori Halverson-Wente and Mark Halverson-Wente
Diversity and Difference in Communication by OpenLearn Diversity & Difference in Communication