Library Guide for Fashion
Contents
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INTRODUCTION
DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR TOPIC?
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR BOOKS ON YOUR TOPIC?
USE THE CATALOGUE
BROWSE THE LIBRARY SHELVES
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES
ON YOUR TOPIC?
BROWSING JOURNALS
USING DATABASES
OTHER RESOURCES
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INTRODUCTION
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This guide will help you locate information in the area of
Fashion. You may need to use both print and electronic resources
to obtain the information you need. The guide is an introduction
only and students should ask Library staff for assistance
if needed.
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DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR TOPIC?
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Dictionaries and encyclopaedias are a good starting point
for research. They give definitions and provide background
material that will assist you in understanding your topic.
General dictionaries and encyclopedias are on the shelves
at 030.
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR BOOKS ON YOUR TOPIC?
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Books provide detailed information on a subject. You can
locate them by using the Library catalogue
or browsing the shelves.
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USE THE CATALOGUE
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To locate material (including books, magazines and videos)
use the terms from your topic in a general keyword search
of the Library catalogue. For a more structured approach use
the following headings for a subject search of the Library
catalogue.
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Clothing and dress
Clothing trade
Costume
Costume design
Dressmaking
Fashion
Fashion designers
Fashion merchandising
Footwear
Headgear
Millinery
Tailoring
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BROWSE THE LIBRARY SHELVES
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By browsing the Library shelves you can get an idea of what
the Library has in your area. Dewey numbers that you may find
useful in the Fashion area are:
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Applied finishes
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Bead embroidery
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746.5
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Care of clothing
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646.6
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Clothing and patternmaking
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646.3 to 646.4
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Clothing trade
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746.9
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Colour
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746.9076
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Decorative arts
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745
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Employee relations
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Fashion business
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687
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Fashion design and designers
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746.92
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Fashion drawing
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746.919
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Fashion history
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391
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Fashion illustration
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741.672
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Fashion merchanidising
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746.90688
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Fibres
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746
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Garment assembly
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746.924
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Grooming
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646.7
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Handicrafts
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745.5
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Haute couture
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746.92
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Headgear
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646.5
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History of costume resources
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Interior furnishing
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645
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Jewellery resources
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739.27
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Laces
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746.2
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Lingerie
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746.9242
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Menswear
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746.92402
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Needlework
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746.4
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Occupational health and safety
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363.11
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Patternmaking and grading
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746.92407
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Printing, painting, dyeing
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746.6
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Sewing
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646.1 to 646.2
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Tapestries
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746.3
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Textile arts
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746
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Textiles
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677
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Yarn preparation and weaving
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746.1
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES ON YOUR TOPIC?
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Journals are also known as magazines, serials and periodicals.
Journals provide up to date information and cover recent
developments in that subject area. For some areas they are
the best source of information.
To locate journal articles you can browse (look through whole
issues), or search for journal articles in databases.
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BROWSING JOURNALS
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Some journals that may be useful in the Fashion area are:
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Australian Stitches
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Burda Moden
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Fashion Trends Forecast Book
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Fashion Trends Styling Book Womenswear
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Harpers Bazaar
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Marfy
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Quilter's Newsletter
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Studio Bambini
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Threads
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Two no longer published but still popular:
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Mode
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Studio Collections
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Check the catalogue or with Library staff to see if these
or other journals are held in your Campus Library.
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USING DATABASES
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Databases are electronic indexes to journals and other resources.
Some databases offer the full text of the article whilst others
will provide only information about articles.
Electronic databases that may be useful in the Fashion area
are:
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Australian Standards Online
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Relevant to the Fashion industry for example is Australian
Standard 1957-1987: Care labelling of clothing, household
textiles, furnishings, upholstered furniture, bedding,
piece goods and yarns.
Most Australian Standards are available online in full-text
in the library. Some are available in print format.
Ask your campus library about accessing standards.
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET?
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INTRODUCING WEBLINKS
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The Internet provides access to a vast amount of information.
Websites providing this information range from reliable and
authoritative to less reputable sites. Weblinks is a collection
of websites, covering a range of topics, selected by North
Coast Institute library staff for their relevancy and reliability.
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Some Weblinks topics
that you may find useful are:
Fashion
Patterns (fashion)
Theatre
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Or you can select from the Weblinks
for Fashion.
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For further assistance in locating information, or using
some of the sources listed in this guide, take a look at Searchpath, an online
research tutorial, or contact library staff.
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