LibGuides: Design + Merchandising: Research + Writing in D + M

Use the menu on the left to find recommended library and freely available resources for all areas of your research in design and merchandising.

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Women's Wear Daily
Browse the online version of the trade magazine Women's Wear Daily.

Text-only access to WWD articles, 1984 - present, are available in other databases.

Sourcing Journal
Use the link for Single Journal for best access.
Chain Store Age
Use Business Source Complete for the best access.
Fashion, Style + Popular Culture
Dedicated to the area of fashion scholarship and its interfacings with popular culture.

Vogue Archive
Search or browse every issue of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month.

Keywords: fashion, retail, merchandising

Advertising Age
Trade journal specializing in marketing and advertising campaign analysis

Check out the Sustainability and Ethics page for more web resources.

National Retail Federation
The world’s largest retail trade association. Check out the magazine, Stores.
Footwear News
The site is your first-stop for shoe news globally.
Inhabitat
Keep up with innovation in green design.

Wall Street Journal
Eastern Edition in full text (no images) from January 1984 to present.

Keywords: newspaper
New York Times 1980 - Present
Full text, from 1980 to present (no images).

Keywords: Times, NYT, NYTimes, newspaper, newspapers
American City Business Journals
Full text access to 44 regional business journals. (Currently only available from on-campus or through the Drexel VPN.)

Keywords: Book of Lists, events, jobs, news, business journal
Philadelphia Inquirer 1983 - Present
Full text content of local and regional news from 1983-present (no images).

Previously available through Newsbank, now provided through Proquest Newspapers.

We have many recently published ebooks available on business writing. Writing a business plan? Review our guide on Business Plans. Check out the additional writing resources, below.

Research Writing from the University of Arizona Global Campus
Short summation about writing research papers.
Write Your Business Plan
From the US Small Business Administration, learn the basics of writing a business plan.
Writing Guides from Purdue
Their Online Writing Lab includes general writing + professional writing information.

Using In-Text Citation in APA
This is a handy guide developed by Penn State University Libraries.
APA Style Blog
The APA Style Blog is the official companion to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition. Search the blog to locate sample citation formatting for electronic sources not detailed in the Manual.