Ämnesguider: Textile and Fashion Design: Tips when writing your thesis

Literature tips

The dress detective. A practical guide to object-based research in fashion. av Ingrid Mida och Alexandra Kim
ISBN: 9781472580535
Fashion Thinking av Fiona Dieffenbacher
ISBN: 9782940411719

Tips for you when you are writing your thesis.

The phases of essay writing and what the library can help you with

1. Choice of subject

Search the library's resources as a help to refine your topic

2. Information searching

Use the library's resources to search and find journal articles, books, etc.
Talk to us if you need help choosing keywords and finding reliable sources
Order interlibrary loans for books the library does not own, free of charge
Order article copies from magazines we do not subscribe to for 40-80 SEK

3. Reference management

Ask us if you need help with referencing
You can get help from a librarian if you want to use the reference management system EndNote

4. And others...

Research methods

SAGE Research Methods
SAGE Research Methods contains books, articles, videos on methods, dictionary definitions and other research-related information. You can search for phrases such as: "textile design", "fashion design", "art and design", "artistic research", "design practice", "visual research design", "visual research".

Search lab

At the library's search lab you can get help with information searching.

Please note that there is no Search Lab hosted in the Library building at the moment due to the Corona virus outbreak. However, it is possible to receive help remotely.

Books about design research and design methods

Search Primo to find books on design research and design methodology. There are both general books and subject-oriented ones. Example search: "design methods". Limit to Books. Here you can add terms for the type of method you are looking for or if you are looking for a method in a specific area (fashion design, architecture, industrial design, visual arts ...).