This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Fashion are listed on a separate page.

E-book collections

The college has access to the following 2 e-book collections:

Ebrary

The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Myilibrary

Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or ebooks bought by the college to support your course. The full texts of these books are available electronically and the collection is expanding all the time. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Online Resources

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

EBSCO Academic Elite

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Fashion TV

International TV channel dedicated to fashion. Site features programs, designers, galleries, information on international fashion weeks, articles, shopping and links to other useful resources.

Gale Databases

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Gale Databases'. If you have never used 'Gale Databases' and need help here is a short user guide.

Marketline

An extremely useful site with a huge collection of company, country and industry profiles, including country PESTLE information. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Mintel

Mintel is a global supplier of consumer, media and market research. Mintel can help you discover opportunities, monitor competitors, develop products and services, and hone your marketing and advertising efforts.

WGSN (Worth Global Style Network)

The world's leading online research, trend analysis and news service for the fashion and style industries. (Please ask fashion tutor or LRC staff for your password.) Note: not available outside College.

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Costume/Fashion History 391
Shoes 391.413
Lingerie 391.42
Hats 391.43
Bags 391.44
Tattoo 391.65
Dressmaking, Pattern Cutting 646.1-646.6
Textile Design 746
Fashion Design 746.92
Careers in Fashion 746.92

Journals

Toolbox

How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research.

From end of July 2011, the Virtual Training Suite has been taken over by TutorPro, who will host the new site and tutorials and work with the content providers to keep the content up to date whilst moving the whole project forward into the world of smartphones, tablets and mobile devices. Access these via their KnowledgeBank section or vial the link at the start of this section.

ILRT will continue to host the popular Internet Detective tutorial, as well as the three JISC Digital Media tutorials.

Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service (especially if you use them outside College). You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Click on the Athens Information link on the front page of the Virtual LRC and complete and send the relevant application form. You will receive notification of your account through your student or personal e-mail account.

Conversion chart for clothes and shoe sizes
Simple charts to convert between UK, European and US clothes and shoe sizes.

Colour wheel and colour theory
The simplest example of a colour wheel and the most basic introduction to colour theory that you are likely to find anywhere.

Mood Boards
When you are first given a design brief or an art project you may not be sure if your ideas are going to work well together, you may be struggling for inspiration, or you might simply want to experiment with the ideas that the project brings to mind. A good way of developing your ideas and obtaining inspiration is to produce a mood board; have a look at these hints and tips on what to do.

Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.

Writing about visual arts
Writing about the visual arts can be quite difficult for students. You may not know what to say about a piece of art; (click here for help in generating ideas) and you may not know the be specialised language or vocabulary used in art, (click here for alist of useful words and explanations.)

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