MA Textile Design
Meet your Librarian – Lauren Elmore
About Lauren
Lauren Elmore is the Subject Librarian responsible for Integrated Foundation and taught postgraduate courses. She studied English at University of Leicester and has a MA in Library and Information Management from Loughborough University.
How can I help you?
You can book one to one tutorials with me to help you with your research or referencing, please contact me via email or you can drop into the library office (DS103) to have a chat!
I work Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm.
As a team, we also provide research and referencing drop-in sessions to assist you in the run-up to written work hand-ins, keep an eye on Instagram (@norwichuni_library) for times and dates.
Reading lists
This reading list contains suggested reading to support your studies.
e-book Collections
Try these virtual shelves which link you to ready-made collections of e-books on specific subjects.
Useful online collections for MA Textile Design
Textile Design (O’Reilly)
Textile Design (Proquest)
Print Books
Textile Design are shelved on the first floor of the library from Dewey Decimal number 762.
With the exception of short loan books, everything can be borrowed for three weeks. You can browse the shelves for books – useful areas are listed below – or you can search on the library catalogue.
Main Collection
Other useful areas
Online Resources
As well as printed materials, the Library also has a wide selection of online resources to help you with your research.
Useful online resources for MA Textile Design
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E-Books Trends and Market DataLocation:
Off-campus On-campusBloomsbury Fashion Central
Bloomsbury Fashion Central is a dynamic digital hub for interdisciplinary research in fashion and dress. Content is peer reviewed by industry and academic experts and includes interconnected major reference works, exclusive articles, scholarly eBooks, case studies, biographies, lesson plans, bibliographic guides, textbooks, video content, runway and backstage photos from fashion shows, and tens of thousands of images from museums around the world to create a rich educational resource.
You have access to two subscriptions from Bloomsbury Fashion Central – Berg Fashion Library and Fairchild Books Library. This resource works with your University login and should work seamlessly if you are already logged in.
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Trends and Market DataLocation:
Off-campus On-campusBusiness of Fashion
Fashion news, analysis, and advice from the leading digital authority on the global fashion industry.
To create an account log in (not sign up) with your University email address.
If you have previously had an account, please log out and log in again to access premium content.
More information on how to use and access BoF.
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Trends and Market DataLocation:
Off-campus On-campusStatista
Statista offers over 1.5 million statistics from over 18,000 sources, available immediately in easy to use graphs you can use in your own reports and presentations. Statista includes market data, industry reports, forecasts, opinion polls and infographics.
A video guide to using Statista is available on the VLE.
Further usage guides are available on Statista’s site (opens in a new window).
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Maps and ImagesLocation:
Free OnlineVisual Arts Data Service
VADS includes 140,000 images (fashion, textiles, posters, prints and design artefacts) from over 50 diverse UK collections. Images are copyright-cleared for non-commercial educational use and personal research.
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Trends and Market DataLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWGSN
WGSN is an online trend-analysis and industry research service for the fashion design and retail, and interiors industries. You can also link to their separate database, WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors, using the menu at the top of the screen.
To use WGSN off-campus you need to log in using your Norwich Uni email address, by clicking on the button in the top right corner. You will be asked to verify your email and username on the Norwich Uni page. After this you will be directed back to WGSN login.
Please note: you may only access this resource for the purposes of individual, educational study. Reports, images and overall content are for information purposes only and must not be shared or distributed across social media or any external platforms. Never share your username and password with anyone else, or provide information from the resource to a third party.
A video guide to accessing and using WGSN is available on the VLE
Publications
Publications, also known as magazines, journals or periodicals, are regularly published with up to date articles, images, and editorials. These can be available in print and online.
Useful online publications for MA Textile Design
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ArchivedBloom
The first trend magazine for flowers and plants and how they relate to fashion, interiors and other industries. Ceased publishing 2021.
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CurrentEmbroidery
Produced by the Embroiderer’s Guild to raise the profile of textiles and stitched art, this journal includes current news of the latest shows and events from around the UK.
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CurrentTextile : the journal of cloth and culture.
Textile brings together research in textile studies in an innovative and distinctive academic forum. Peer-reviewed and in full-colour throughout.
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CurrentTextile Report
International trend information for the whole of the textile and fashion market.
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Viewpoint Colour
Viewpoint Colour, created by View Publications in collaboration with Franklin Till Associates, is a unique magazine devoted to colour. Catering to all colour conscious industries, the magazine provides visual inspiration, direction and a global perspective on colour from the world’s leading colour experts.