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Textile and Fashion Design

How to find books in the library

Search the book in Primo and note which floor, shelf code and where the book is alfabetically shelved (at the author's name or at word in title).
The following book is shelved at floor 3, shelf code 599.9 and alphabetically at the author's namn Berg:

Information om var boken står på hyllanThe books are alphabetically shelved within the shelf code at the spine label:
Bokryggar på hyllan

Books 

This section contains information about books and tips on where and how you can search for them.

Search tools for books

Use the library's search tool Primo to find print and electronic books, as well as electronic book chapters available in the library. You can filter your search to books and to book chapters. 
Learn more about Primo.

 

Search LIBRIS

In the Swedish national search service Libris you can find books held by all Swedish university libraries. You can filter your search to, for example, theses (PhD and licentiate) or to free online resources. Customise Libris under "My libraries" to easily see which books are available in your favourite libraries.

Databases - books and book chapters

Print books in the library

Keep in mind that most of the library books collections are electronic, and the printed books ofte are of a slightly older date.
However - in art and design there is still a lot in printed form, many in a larger format with nice illustrations.

Some of the most important shelves within art and textile- and fashion design:

Floor 4
701 Arts – philosophy and theory including chromatics (färglära)
720-728 Architecture
740-743 Graphic arts and drawing including fashion drawing 
745 Decorative arts, design
746 Textile arts including textile designers
746.92 Fashion design
746.92092 Fashion designers
747 Interior design, including interior textiles

Floor 3
391 Costume and personal appearance, fashion - historical, temporary, cultural and social aspects 
646 Sewing, clothing, needle work, pattern making 

Floor 2,5
338 Production (industries, markets) including textiles and apparel, also historical aspects

Shelves in the library

Books written by artists and designers