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MDSE 3350: Historic and Contemporary Styles of Apparel

Course guide for MDSE 3350

Finding Trade Publications

A trade journal is a periodical that targets individuals working in a particular industry, trade or profession. They are often published by industry or professional associations. The articles focus on trends, best practices and events in that field. New practices and trends often appear in trade journals before they appear in scholarly journals. 

Many databases include a checkbox that allows you to select the types of sources that will be included in the search results. It is usually in a list of items called "Publication Type," "Source Type," or "Content Type." Sometimes it appears in the area below the basic search box. If it isn't there, look at the search options available with the advanced search.

Finding Peer Reviewed Articles

Peer review is a practice in which an article proposed for publication is reviewed by a group of experts in the same field as the article to establish that it meets established standards for scholarly research.

Many databases include a checkbox that allows you to limit search results to peer reviewed items. Sometimes it appears in the area below the basic search box.  If it isn't there, look at the search options available with the advanced search.

Another way to determine if an article is Peer Reviewed or Scholarly, is to search for the title of the journal which published the article in: Ulrichsweb

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Refereed, indicated by the Referee Shirt icon, means the journal is peer reviewed.

 

Find Costume History and Fashion Design Journal Articles

Costume and Fashion Databases for Journal Articles


*Search the databases below for journal articles on fashion, costume and designers.
*Country or Period Search Examples: France and costume (or dress, or clothing, or fashioin), France and Baroque and costume, Spain and Medieval and costume, Victorian and costume, "Art Deco" and fashion; Accessories and Renaissance; shoes and Roccoco. 
*Designer Search Examples:  (last name, first name)  Balenciaga, Cristobal; Klein, Calvin.
*Other keyword search examples: "textile design" and history; fashion and men and Europe; "fashion accessories"
*If accessing off campus, you will be asked for a username (EUID), and password (EUID password).

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