Research Guides: Fashion Design & Merchandising: Web Sources

Sample Open Web Resources

Business of Fashion
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National Retail Federation Newsletters
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WGSN Insider
A live stream of thought, insight and inspiration from the world's leading trend forecaster.
Tag Walk
A fashion search engine.

Google Scholar
A Google search engine designed to give results to scholarly sources. Not all sources are freely available. If you would like to learn more about Google Scholar ask for help at the Information Desk or on the Library's 24/7 Chat service.

National Retail Federation
The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, representing all retail formats for America's largest private sector employer.
American Apparel & Footwear Association
AAFA is the trusted public policy and political voice of the apparel and footwear industry, its management and shareholders, its nearly four million U.S. workers, and its contribution of more than $400 billion in annual U.S. retail sales.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association, founded in 1962, whose membership consists of more than 500 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers.
International Textile and Apparel Association
The International Textile and Apparel Association promotes the discovery, dissemination, and application of knowledge and is a primary resource for its members in strengthening leadership and service to society.

Take Evaluating Websites to learn strategies for doing research on the open web. This workshop is available live in-person at the Library and over Zoom, and self-paced in Canvas.

Key Topics in this Workshop

Who should attend? Students who want to learn a step-by-step method of evaluating websites.

Prior experience needed? No prior experience is needed.