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Fashion Design: Books

This is your guide to finding fashion design resources in the library and online.

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"Where Are Your Books On Fashion?"

Most (but not all) books on fashion related subjects can be found in the following call areas:

TT500 Fashion

GT500 Costume

HD9940 Fashion Merchandising

PN1995.9 Costume in Films

TR Photography

TS1300 Textiles

Be sure to browse those call areas within the different collections (Oversize, Stacks, DVDs, Periodicals).

If you have no idea what that all means (!), ask a librarian.

Locate your Books

How to locate books in the library

Materials in the Woodbury University Library are arranged in several collections, including Main Stacks, Annex Stacks, Reference, Oversize, Special Collections, and others. 

To locate an item in the library’s collection, use the call number and location you find in the library’s online catalog , which is listed under the "Holding Summary" section in the item’s record.

Example:  For the book:  Cats : the art of Martin Leman:

The Location indicates that the book is in Burbank Main Stacks and it's call number is ND479 .L54 D775 2004. The green checkmark in the image below indicates that the book is available. 

 

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Subject Headings

Below are some suggested subject headings to use in your searches for books. These allow you to search by a general topic rather than specific keywords. 

Fashion:

  • Fashion
  • Fashion Illustrators 
  • Fashion and art
  • Fashion photography
  • Fashion designers--(country or region)
    • Example: Fashion designers--United States
  • Fashion drawing
  • Fashion prints, (country or region)
    • Example: Fashion prints, French
  • Fashion and architecture 
  • Fashion merchandising

Books from other Libraries

What do you do if a book you want is not available at Woodbury?