LibGuides: Fashion Merchandising and Design Subject Guide: Articles and Business Resources

Berg Fashion Library

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This resource offers scholarly information on all aspects of dress and fashion worldwide and throughout time. It contains the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, along with academic ebooks and museum image collections.

To create an account in Berg you will need to open a separate browser and copy and past the following link into a tab: https://www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com/sign-up

Then you will receive an email to create your password. Once your account is set up you can save articles and images to folders you create. If you experience any issues, please reach out to a librarian via chat or my email, both of which is located below.

WGSN

WGSN This link opens in a new window
Find trend forecasting and analysis, consumer research, catwalk coverage, and design tools relating to the fashion and apparel industry.

Vogue Archive

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An archive of Vogue magazine (US edition) in full color page image format, from the first issue in 1892 to the latest issues.

Database for Women's Magazines

Women's Magazine Archive
A full-text historical archive of magazines aimed at a female readership, including Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Essence and Woman's Day.

Article Databases

ProQuest Arts This link opens in a new window
Search across a collection of databases with information on the fine and performing arts, including art, design, theater and music.
Art and Architecture Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text and citations for several hundred journals and magazines, including some in the area of fashion and costume design.
ProQuest Arts and Humanities This link opens in a new window
This database contains titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text access to important scholarly journal literature in history, economics, political science, and other humanities and social sciences disciplines.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
A large database of scholarly journals and popular magazines, including a number related to fashion.
Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) This link opens in a new window
A database of citations for scholarly literature in the area of design and crafts, including fashion.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Thousands of full-text journals, including many in the area of fashion.
ABI/Inform Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from scholarly journals and industry magazines, plus profiles of companies and markets.
Art Bibliographies Modern This link opens in a new window
A specialized bibliography available for study of modern and contemporary art. Covers all art forms, including fine art, digital art, crafts, design and photography.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Find articles on social and cultural perspectives related to fashion and design.
International Bibliography of Art (IBA) This link opens in a new window
The definitive resource for scholarly literature on Western art, IBA is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA).

Business Databases

ProQuest Business This link opens in a new window
A gateway allowing cross-searching of all of ProQuest's business databases.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
A good starting point for business research, with full-text magazine and journal articles, country reports, industry/company profiles from MarketLine, and SWOT analyses.
ProQuest Business Market Research Collection This link opens in a new window
This database contains market research from three sources: Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analytica, and Snapshots.
Business Source Premier: Company Profiles
These company profiles from MarketLine include overviews, key facts, a company history, and a SWOT analysis for thousands of companies.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld is a collection of US and global industry reports with detailed analyses of the current situation and future outlook for hundreds of specific industries.

Statista

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistical data and charts on many topics including business, media, politics, society, technology and education.

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