Techno Textiles:

A Research Guide

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Using DELCAT to Search for Books | Subject Headings in DELCAT | Suggested Titles | Searching for Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles | Databases

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Using DELCAT to Search for Books

Use DELCAT, the online catalog of the University of Delaware Library, to locate books on your research topic. If you have trouble identifying appropriate subject headings, try a keyword search or ask for assistance via Ask a Librarian.

Subject Headings in DELCAT

Smart Materials
Textile Fabrics--Technological Innovations
Textile Fibers--Technological Innovations
Wearable Computers

Suggested Titles

Braddock, Sarah E. and Marie O'Mahony. Techno Textiles: Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion and Design. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998.
Location: Morris Library (TT699 .B73 1998)

Clarke, Sarah E. Braddock and Marie O'Mahony. Techno Textiles 2. London: Thames and Hudson, 2007.
Location: Morris Library (TT699 .B73 2007)

Colchester, Chloë. Textiles Today: A Global Survey of Trends and Traditions. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2007.
Location: Morris Library (TS1445 .C573 2007)

Intelligent Textiles and Clothing. Edited by H. R. Mattila. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2006.
Location: Morris Library (TS1767 .I58x 2006)

O'Mahony, Marie and Sarah E. Braddock. Sportstech: Revolutionary Fabrics, Fashion and Design.
New York: Thames and Hudson, 2002.
Location: Morris Library (TT649 .O43x 2002)

Quinn, Bradley. Techno Fashion. New York: Berg, 2002.
Location: Morris Library (TT507 .Q65 2002)

Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing. Edited by Xiaoming Tao. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001.
Location: Morris Library (TS1540 .S63x 2001)

Smart Nanotextiles: Symposium Held April 18-19, 2006, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Edited by Xiaoming Tao, Gerhard Tröster, and Dermot Diamond. Warrendale, PA: Materials Research Society, 2006.
Location: Morris Library (TS1765 .S3 2006)

Smith, Courtenay and Sean Topham. Xtreme Fashion. New York: Prestel, 2005.
Location: Morris Library (TT507 .S685 2005)

Transmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment. Edited by Blaine Brownell. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Location: Morris Library (TA403.6 .T15 2008)

Wearable Electronics and Photonics. Edited by Xiaoming Tao. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2005.
Location: Morris Library (QA76.592 .W43 2005)

Searching for Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles

Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles are an important source of current information on your topic. Use the Library's online databases to identify articles in these periodicals. If the database does not provide the full text and a Get It! link is available, click on the link to see if the Library offers access to the periodical. Otherwise, check DELCAT and the E-Journals list for Library holdings.

Databases

ABI/INFORM
Location: Library Databases [restricted to UD]

ABI/INFORM is an online index to articles published in thousands of business and management journals.

Academic OneFile
Location: Library Databases [restricted to UD]

Academic OneFile provides indexing from 1980 to present for magazines and journals in a broad range of subject areas. Many articles can be viewed and printed. Content includes hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times articles from 1995 to the present.

General BusinessFile ASAP
Location: Library Databases [restricted to UD]

General BusinessFile ASAP is a good source of full-text articles in business magazines and journals, including WWD. The full text of many articles can be viewed and printed.

LexisNexis Academic
Location: Library Databases [restricted to UD]

LexisNexis Academic offers full-text information from newspapers, the legal literature, and business sources on a variety of topics.

Web of Science
Location: Library Databases [restricted to UD]

The Web of Science interface provides online access to the Institute for Scientific Information citation databases: Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present).