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Clothing in Contemporary Society:

A Research Guide


Searching for Books | Examples of DELCAT Subject Headings | Searching for Journal Articles | Databases (Electronic Indexes to Journal Articles)

Searching for Books

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.

Examples of DELCAT Subject Headings

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

Searching for Journal Articles

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.

Databases (Electronic Indexes to Journal Articles)

Expanded Academic ASAP Plus
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)
Expanded Academic ASAP Plus provides indexing from 1980 to present for magazines and journals in a broad range of subject areas. The full text of many articles can be viewed and printed. Searches can be limited to refereed publications (scholarly journals).
General BusinessFile ASAP
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)
An index to articles in business magazines and journals. The full text of many articles can be viewed and printed. The coverage is 1982 to present.
LexisNexis Academic
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)
Full-text information from newspapers, the legal literature, and other sources on a variety of topics. The database provides about ten years of indexing.
PsycINFO
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)
PsycINFO is an electronic index to psychology journals. Many full-text articles from e-journals are available via Article Express links. The index covers years 1872 to present.
Sociological Abstracts
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)
Sociological Abstracts is an electronic index to sociology journals. Many full-text articles from e-journals are available via Article Express links. The index covers years 1963 to present.
Education Full Text
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)
Education Full Text is an electronic index to articles and books on education. Many citations are linked to the full text of the articles. Covers 1983 to present.
The Clothing and Textile Arts Index
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref TT507 .C567)
A printed index that includes citations from periodical articles on the behavioral and artistic use of clothing and textiles. Covers years 1970-1993.

For Internet resources on FASHION see "Fashion: A Guide to Internet Resources"
(http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/fashion/internet.htm).


This page is maintained by Linda Lawrence Stein, Reference Department.
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Last modified: 01/03/06