Books will provide background information, definitions, and data from past research on your topic. Bibliographies that list additional reference sources are often given at the end of each chapter or at the close of the book.
Use DELCAT, the University of Delaware Library's online catalog, to locate books on your research topic. If you have trouble identifying appropriate subject headings, try a keyword search or ask for assistance at the Reference Desk.
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Advertising--Psychological Aspects Beauty, Personal Body, Human--Social Aspects Body Art Body Image Body Piercing Clothing and Dress--Psychological Aspects Clothing and Dress--Psychology Clothing and Dress--Social Aspects Clothing Trade Costume--Cross-Cultural Studies Costume--United States--Social Aspects |
Fads Fashion Fashion Merchandising Hair--Social Aspects Marketing Market Segmentation Minority Consumers Psychographics School Children's Clothing Social Role Stereotype (Psychology) in Mass Media Surgery, Plastic |
Journal articles are an important source of current information on your topic. Articles on a particular topic can be identified by using the Library's electronic databases at http://www.lib.udel.edu/db/. Some databases provide the full text of the articles they index; some give only the citation you need to locate the print journal in the UD Library (author, title of article, journal title, date, and page numbers). If the database does not provide the full text of the article you need, check DELCAT to see if the Library owns the journal that published the article.
Current issues of journals will be shelved alphabetically in the Periodicals Room next to the Reference Room. Older issues of journals are shelved by their call numbers in the book stacks on the second, third, and lower levels of the Library. Many journals are available via electronic subscriptions. Access the electronic journal via its URL in DELCAT or go to the UD Library's list of electronic journals at http://www.lib.udel.edu/db/ejrnls.html.
For Internet resources on FASHION see
"Fashion: A Guide to Internet Resources"
(http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/fashion/internet.htm).