Over 100 new and classic books on fashion. Full access to the 10-volume Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion.
Includes Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch, Barnes Reports, and Snapshots! Information on international and domestic companies including personnel, budgets, products, operations, and competitors. Contains proprietary information about more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives.
BoF combines independent, agenda-setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career-building tools and immersive events and experiences, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world. Free student membership avaiable with limited access.
13,000+ full text e-books in over 18 subjects, including art, history, and technology.
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Market research and analysis covering the U.S. and some international marketplaces. Gives insight into the trends and consumer behaviors that will shape tomorrow's markets.
Provides access to 4 million images, information on trade shows, fashion trend analysis, and information on interiors and beauty.
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform for public libraries and universities that offers viewers a large collection of award-winning films and documentaries. The Academy of Art University subscribes to a subset of available films on the Kanopy platform focused on Art, Design, and Film studies.
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A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images.
13,000+ full text e-books in over 18 subjects, including art, history, and technology.
EBSCO eBooks offers a small collection of e-book titles that are required or recommended in Academy of Art University courses.
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Basic Black [e-book]: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (And in Life) by 
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Buyology [e-book]: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy by Use the Course Reserves page on the Library website to search for required textbooks.
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A trade publication for apparel and textile executives, focused on sourcing and manufacturing. Includes in-depth features, expert analysis and interviews with industry leaders.
Daily news on trends and developments in fashion, textiles, accessories, and beauty.
Business and finance information and job listings.
Database comprised of a growing collection of over 50,000 artworks and 11,000 artists from hundreds of galleries, museums and foundations. More than 25,000 images are currently in the public domain, and available for download for teaching and research purposes
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"Using the premise 'telling the stories of fashion', Fashion Promotion in Practice both instructs and inspires readers by examining and analyzing contemporary promotional practice within the fashion industry and illustrating how readers may apply relevant thinking to their own brands and campaigns. This approach offers crucial insight into the details of how and why specific examples of promotional practice are undertaken and their performance evaluated"--Publisher summary.
Whether you're interested in design, product development, buying, textile design, or trend forecasting, this book provides activities to help you identify and focus your skills. Step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to gather examples of your work, how to choose a design and layout, and ways to incorporate drawings, sketches, and CAD-generated material into a consistent, streamlined portfolio that reflects your personality"--Publisher summary.
For courses in Apparel Design, Fashion Design, Apparel Manufacturing and New Product Development. Offering a higher level of understanding, this book provides an in-depth and illustrated look at the product development process. Using a broad to narrow focus, it explains the product development process, the decisions made at early stages, and how to relate a company's business strategy to products developed.
With a focus on understanding profit factors, this book provides a basic knowledge of the principles and techniques of real-world merchandising mathematics. Building on the authors' extensive retail experience, the book explains how to apply these fundamentals to realistic, everyday retail merchandising problems. Math applications specific to retailing makes this book an excellent resource for buyers and small store owners.
