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How to find out Searching for Information |
How to use and cite information Using / Citing |
Lists of books and other materials Catalogues |
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Background Material Reference Sources |
Lists of companies, suppliers, etc. Directories |
Finding articles, reports etc. Online Resources |
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Lists of locally held ... Periodicals/Newspapers |
Finding dissertations/theses Research |
Fashion/Textile Forecasting Fashion Intelligence |
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Keeping up to date Current Awareness |
Info. Files, Microforms, etc. Special Collections |
Sources of information Statistics |
Slides, Videos, Internet, etc.Visual Resources |
Companies/professional bodies etc. Organizations |
Problems/need help?Further information |
For details about
accessing online resources, including information about the Heriot-Watt
"Private Virtual Network" please click
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Further sources
If you would like to learn more about this topic then have a look at
the following:
General Research Resources - support4learning
http://www.support4learning.org.uk/education/research_skills_.cfm
Internet for Art, Design & Media
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/media
How to do Research - Kentucky Virtual Library
http://www.kyvl.org/html/tutorial/research/infosources.shtml
On Track - Research skills training online from Southampton Solent
University
http://www.solent.ac.uk/library/ontrack/
Visualizing Research : a guide to the research process in Art and Design - companion website of book of the same name by Carole Gray and Julian Malins
http://www.visualizingresearch.info
Using the work of other authors
From The Central European University
http://www.ceu.hu/writing/sources.htm
References, bibliographies and plagiarism
From The Open University
http://library.open.ac.uk/help/helpsheets/cite.html
Student Guide to Plagiarism
From Heriot-Watt University Academic Registrar's Office
http://www.hw.ac.uk/registry/resources/PlagiarismGuide.pdf
Note all bibliographic details in full as you find them, even if you are not sure how useful they might be. Also, keep a note of where you find your references (e.g. in "World Textiles"): you may need to provide this information if you apply for an inter-library loan. Keep your references in a database, card file or notebook. With some online services, and on our Library Catalogue, there is a facility to generate a file with details of the item/s you have found (e.g. in format for printing, saving or emailing), and you could copy and paste the details into a file with other references you have found.
If you make a photocopy, make sure that you keep a note of the bibliographical details of the article or book pages you copied, in case you wish to cite the reference for your project or dissertation. It can be very time-consuming or sometimes impossible to track the details down later!
Your School or Tutor may recommend a particular method for citing references, in which case you should be guided by them. Some of the Library's books on "Study Skills" have information about citing references. Most of these can be found at class number 371.3. There are also standards recommended by official bodies such as the British Standards Institution (BSI). These standards include BS 1629:1989 (Recommendations for references to published materials) and BS 5605:1990 (Recommendations for citing and referencing published material). They can be accessed at BSI Online. Please note that you require an "Athens" username and password to log in to this service. Once you have your "Athens" username and password, click here to log in to BSI Online. The quickest way to find these standards is to copy and paste the standard number and year into the "Search" box (e.g. 1629:1989 and 5605:1990 respectively).
The following web pages provide a useful introduction to the topic of citing references:
Citation Machine
A clever online tool that will turn your bibliographic data (Title, Author, etc.) into a standard reference
Citing References: a guide for users (5th edition)
compiled by David Fisher and Terry Hanstock of the Law School of Nottingham Trent University
http://www2.ntu.ac.uk/llr/library/citingrefs.htm
A Guide to Harvard Referencing
From Leeds Metropolitan University
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lskills/open/sfl/content/harvard/
How to Cite References
From biz/ed
http://www.bized.co.uk/reference/studyskills/references.htm
Cite References
From The Open University
http://library.open.ac.uk/help/helpsheets/cite.html
The Catalogue should be the starting point for any "literature search". Books provide a useful overview of a subject, and often include "references", which indicate other sources of information on the subject. The Library purchases many of the key text books relating to textiles, so you should find a comprehensive selection available through the Catalogue.
Tip: When looking at the details of an item in the Catalogue, look at the "Subject" field. If you click on this link, it will take you to the relevant section of the alphabetical subject index. You can use a link from the index to view all other titles on the subject. Please note that this only apples to titles held in the Martindale Library.
Publishers' catalogues provide a lot of information about current and recent titles:-
Amazon often provides descriptions and reviews of its books, as well as links to similar books on the same subject.
Berg, as well as publishing their own texts, now act as distributor for the US-based Fairchild Books.
Blackwell's, which has a shop on the Edinburgh Campus, through which you can order personal copies of books, also has an online catalogue which allows you to browse by subject category, such as "Art and Design". "Design" includes the sub-category of "Textile & Costume".
The Textile Institute has an online catalogue of its own publications called Textile Titles of the World [not to be confused with the joint Textile Institute/Blackwell's printed publication of the same name! - see below].
Textile Titles of the World, shelved at 677 TEX in the Quick Reference Collection of the Martindale Library, provides comprehensive details of titles published by The Textile Institute, together with relevant titles from other publishers. It was published as a joint effort between The Textile Institute and Blackwell's Bookshops. The most recent edition of the catalogue was published in September 2002.
Woodhead Publishing has a growing portfolio of Textile Technology publications, including some key journals
World Textile Publications have a range of publications focused on the textile and apparel industries.
Specialist bookshop catalogues can provide detailed information about books, journals and other specialised publications:-
R. D. Franks Ltd. is a long established retailer of fashion books, magazines and trend publications; their online catalogue provides descriptions of many of the publications they stock under very specific subject headings, such as "Accessories", "African Design", "Art Deco/Art Nouveau", etc.
Other Libraries' catalogues can be useful for locating material:-
One of the largest catalogues in the the world is the British Library's "Integrated Catalogue", which lists details of over 12 million documents, including books, journals and conference proceedings.
If you are doing research, you may wish to consider using the National Library of Scotland and applying for a readers' ticket.
Most libraries do not lend to non-members, but the following are exceptions:
Edinburgh College of Art Library may let you borrow provided you register using your Heriot-Watt matriculation card. Please note, however, that you are personally responsible for ensuring that anything you borrow is returned on time - we do not have any delivery arrangements with them - and they are not open at weekends.
The Fine Art Library, which is located on the top floor of the Central Library, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, contains the most extensive public collection of printed material on art and design in Edinburgh. If you wish to borrow, you will need your Heriot-Watt matriculation card and confirmation of your place of residence.
Tip: If you find something of relevance through searching publishers', retailers' or other libraries' catalogues which the Martindale Library does not hold, you can make a suggestion for us to purchase it, or you can request it through the Inter-Library Loan Service.
The following items are only a sample of what is available in the Quick Reference Collection
Fashion:
Contemporary fashion / edited by Richard Martin (746.920922 CON); see also Fashion Encyclopedia (http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com)
The fashion book (746.9203 FAS)
Fashion now: i-D selects the world's 150 most important designers / edited by Terry Jones and Avril Mair (746.920922 JON)
The St. James fashion encyclopedia: a survey of style from 1945 to the present / by Richard Martin (746.9203 MAR)
Twentieth century fashion: 100 years of style by decade and designer, in association with Vogue / by Linda Watson (746.9203 WAT)
Textiles:
The Cambridge history of western textiles / edited by David Jenkins (746.8 JEN)
Vol. 1 Parts I -III: Textile Industries of the Ancient World to AD 1000 - The Early Modern Period
Vol. 2 Parts IV - V: The Nineteenth Century - The Twentieth Century
Encyclopedia of textiles (677.003 ENC)
Encyclopedia of textiles / by Judith Jerde (677.003 JER)
Textile terms and definitions (677.003 TEX)
Twentieth century fashion: 100 years of style by decade and designer, in association with Vogue / by Linda Watson (746.9203 WAT)
For details of clothing companies and suppliers, refer to:
The Directory of UK Textile Industries (677.025 DIR)
Index to Textile Auxiliaries (677.0283 IND)
European index of Yarns and Fibres (677.02862 EUR)
Fabric Buyer's Directory 2002 (677.02864 FAB)
British Clothing Industry Yearbook 2003 (687.025 BRI)
The Fashion and Textile Information Directory 2000-2001 (687.025 FAT)
The Fashion Index 2000; the complete sourcing guide to the UK clothing industry (687.025 FAS)
For information about fashion designers, refer to:
London College of Fashion Designer Files (in 2 volumes in Microform Collection)
The Fashion Guide; International Designer Directory (746.920922025 INT)
The following websites contain directories or links to directories:
The American Fiber Manufacturers Association at http://www.fiberworld.com has a "Fiberworld Classroom"
Apparel Search at http://www.apparelsearch.com
Fashion Accessories & Supplies at http://www.fashion.globalsources.com
The International Apparel Federation at http://www.iafnet.org has its own World Apparel Directory
The Technology Exchange at http://www.techexchange.com includes a Buyer's Guide
Textile World at http://www.textileworld.it/eng/home.html includes a directory and search engine
WGSN Educational at http://www.wgsn-edu.com has a comprehensive list of resources under "business resource".
In addition, there are a number of specialized resources, including indexes, online journal collections, subject gateways, and other services which will help you find literature such as articles, reports, conference proceedings and standards. The following list is arranged by subject category, with a brief description and Internet link, if applicable. Some resources appear in more than one category!
Once you have located relevant articles you must find out whether the Library has copies, either in paper, or online. You can find out about what lists to check by clicking here. Remember that if a paper or online version is unavailable, you may be able to obtain the item/s through the Inter-Library Loans service.
Design and Applied
Arts
Index (DAAI)
Coverage: Art, crafts, design
Type: Bibliographic database
Access Note:
ATHENS USERNAME
AND PASSWORD REQUIRED
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Information
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Intute:
Arts & Humanities
Coverage: Arts and Humanities
Type: Subject group of Intute
[
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[ Information
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ISI Web of Knowledge
Coverage includes
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Type: Bibliographic database
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Information
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Research Training Initiative
Coverage: Art, Design and Media
Type: Research Training Initative with a Research Resource
Centre, Research Issues, and Research Degree Case Studies
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Connect ]
Intute:
Arts & Humanities
Coverage: Arts and Humanities
Type: Subject group of Intute
[
Connect ]
[ Information
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Fashion Encyclopedia
Coverage:
Fashion
Type: Encyclopedia of designers; also includes some entries on
companies, such as Pringle of Scotland
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Connect ]
ISI Web of Knowledge
Coverage includes
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Type: Bibliographic database
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Information
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Tips:
Periodicals
As many indexes and other services, including electronic ones, do not cover the more recent issues of newspapers and periodicals, it is essential to check recent issues for the latest information on your subject. Remember that the most recent issue is shelved on the Display shelving on the First Floor of the Martindale Library. For an overview of where periodicals are located, click here.
For an up to date listing of periodicals held in the Martindale Library, including an A-Z list and subject lists - including Art/Design, Clothing/Fashion, Fashion Intelligence Collection, and Textiles - please click here.
The Library also subscribes to many periodicals in electronic form, including some of those we hold in printed form. For an up to date list, click here.
NewspapersThe Martindale Library subscribes to a full range of local and national newspapers, electronic versions of some of them, and some services which provide the full text of newspapers. For a comprehensive list, please click here.
Local Collections
The Library maintains a collection of recent (selected) undergraduate and post graduate student projects and dissertations. You can search for projects in the Catalogue in a number of ways:-
- Course lists - we have created "series" entries to enable you to view entire sets of projects. As a result you can search for specific projects by doing a "Basic Search" on the name of the course as a "Series" (selecting "Series" in the drop-down menu). For example, enter "Textile Design" in the "Search for:" box and select "Series" in the right-hand "In:" box, and this will retrieve all "BA Textile Design" projects in stock.
- Keyword - enter "student" followed by a keyword such as "music?" ( to retrieve projects with the words music, musical, musician, etc., in the title) or the author's surname ( to retrieve projects by a particular student).
The Projects are located in an open cabinet on the wall opposite the Library entrance.
The Library holds a collection of theses written by staff and students during their time at Scottish Borders Campus and the former Scottish College of Textiles. There are two copies of some theses, one of which is for reference only. If you wish to borrow or consult an item from the Collection, which is not publicly accessible, please provide details at the Service Desk.
You can search for theses in the Library Catalogue by doing a "Basic Search" as follows: enter "theses" followed by a keyword, such as "wool", or an author's surname.
National and International Research - the following databases include items of interest to textile researchers:
The Martindale Library subscribes to a number of general and specialized fashion and textile intelligence services in printed form. For an up to date list, click here.
In addition, one of the electronic resources listed above, WGSN-edu (Worth Global Style Network - Educational), provides trend information. Students and staff of Heriot-Watt studying a textile-related course are entitled to access this service. A personal PIN must be obtained from the Martindale Library Service Desk to register for access.
Some electronic services provide a "current awareness" facility, such as an email newsletter, newsfeed or "alert". These include:
Please note
Some non subject-specific current awareness services, such as Zetoc, could be used for textile current awareness. For a comprehensive list of all the major current awareness services which you can access - please click here.
The Martindale Library holds a number of special collections, some of which are relevant to textiles. These include:
Lecturers' Online Notes (PC Caledonia username & email password required)
Textile statistics may be included or referred to in the following publications or resources:
Fashion Industry (British Library Guide)
Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management (full text online)
MINTEL Market Intelligence - Essentials (full text online)
MINTEL Retail Intelligence (full text online)
Textile Outlook International (World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends)
Please note: A key source of statistics is the UK Government's National Statistics website, which includes links to major publications such as the latest issues of Social Trends, Labour Market Review and The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
For specifically Scottish statistics, refer to sites such as the Scottish Executive's Statistics homepage.
There are many visual resources held in the Martindale Library. These include:
VideoFashion News - a fashion magazine in video format covering the 1990s
Catalogues of high-quality photographs with CD-ROMs or associated websites (to locate them, search Library catalogue under subject "Photographs" ).
The Web provides an unrivalled source of visual resources. As well as looking for specific resources (e.g. by doing a Google Image Search), there are hundreds of excellent websites with images covering art, design, fashion and textiles. A good starting point is Intute, a guide to quality Internet resources, including the Arts and Humanities.
For images of the work of fashion designers firstVIEW is an excellent resource, although the most recent images are only available on subscription.
Another outstanding resource is the Roland Collection of Films and Videos on Art, many of which may be viewed online.
The University also subscribes to SCRAN, an award-winning learning image website with access to quality images, sounds, movies and learning resources. It contains over 300,000 images from museums, galleries and archives. It was described in the Guardian's World's Top 6 Museum Sites as "An ongoing feast of history & culture". The service can be used on-campus at http://www.scran.ac.uk or off-campus at http://athens.scran.ac.uk through Athens.
Other useful resources include:
The Moving Image Gateway (MIG)
The Museum of Modern Art (New York)
There is also a very useful guide, Finding Images Online, provided by TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images).
TASI have also collected details of a wide range of digital image collections and projects and compiled an Image Sites collection, which you can search here.
The British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFC) provide an excellent suite of services relating to TV, radio, film, video and the moving image, including The Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (TRILT), which can be accessed through Athens.
Organizations can provide useful information about the industry or interest for which they cater. Amongst those that cater for the industry are:
Association of Suppliers To The British Clothing Industry (ASBCI)
British Menswear Guild (BMG)
BSI (British Standards Institution)
BSI Education - Award winning website that includes pages on "Fashion & Textiles" for Higher Education students
British Standards Online (Athens Username and Password required)
e-Tailor - Integration of 3D Body Measurement, Advanced CAD, and E-commerce Technologies in the European Fashion Industry
Education for Sustainability (E4S) - Textiles Online - Environmental teaching resources
Euratex - The European Apparel and Textile Organisation
fabricadabra.co.uk - "Weaving textile magic in the classroom"
FabricLink - The Educational Resource for Fabrics, Apparel, Home Furnishings, and Care
Hangar: Fashion, Interiors Innovation - Fashion and style magazine developed by the Designer Forum
International Wool Textile Organisation (I.W.T.O.)
Knitting Together - the Heritage of the East Midlands Knitting Industry
Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA) - link to Online Library of this key management consulting firm
National Standardization Strategic Framework (NSSF) - aims to promote the use of standards in order to create competitive advantage for UK businesses
No Sweat! - Organisation that campaigns against sweatshop labour
Patent Office - Detailed information on design protection
Scottish Borders Textiles - Directory of textile manufacturers and service providers in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Textiles - Scottish Enterprise portal
Skillfast-UK - Sector Skills Council for the Apparel, Footwear and Textile Industry
Standards Information Service - an initiative funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as part of the National Standardization Strategic Framework (NSSF)
Standards organization - useful background article and links from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Textiles and Clothing Training - useful resources to aid the development of clothing and textile businesses
Textiles Intelligence - provider of global business information to the international fibre, textile and apparel industry
Textiles Job Exchange - support for clothing and textile businesses on recruitment and retentions issues
ThinkStandards.net - about the discipline of standardization
World Standards Services Network (WSSN) - very useful background information and links to other standards bodies
World Trade Organization (WTO) - includes key information on trade in textile and clothing products
The lists above includes details of how to access each resource. Many can be accessed on-Campus by simply clicking on "Connect". In these cases the service provider recognises that the PC you are using is on-Campus from its IP (Internet Protocol) address. Others require the use of your personal "Athens" username and password for access. Some require the use of a specific username and password, which you can obtain by clicking on the link given ("USERNAME AND PASSWORD REQUIRED"). If you wish to access the resources off-Campus, you can use the Heriot-Watt Private Virtual Network.
For further information, including guides on how to find information on other subjects, please refer to the Library's series, Finding information on your subject.
For further information about Library resources on textiles, for help on using these resources, or to suggest additions or amendments to this Guide, please contact:
Peter Sandison
Library
Scottish Borders Campus, Galashiels
Phone: 01896-89-2155
Email: P.E.C.Sandison@hw.ac.uk
Guide compiled by Peter Sandison. Last updated 08/10/2009