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What’s in the Berg Fashion Library? The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion

The Berg Fashion Library: a unique online portal to content and images on fashion and dress studies. What’s in the Berg Fashion Library? The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion eBook collection Image bank: includes images from the world-renowned V&A Fashion Collection

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What’s in the Berg Fashion Library? The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion

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  1. The Berg Fashion Library: a unique online portal to content and images on fashion and dress studies • What’s in the Berg Fashion Library? • The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion • eBook collection • Image bank: includes images from the world-renowned V&A Fashion Collection • Cross-searching with fashion e-journals • MUCH MORE!

  2. …alternatively, users can enter through the featured text and images to read more on a selected subject… The homepage allows users to enter BFL content in a number of ways: traditional search and browse… …or by geographical area …or they can explore by historical period…

  3. Quick search available on every page for instant access Users can select ‘images only’ in either quick or advanced search Advanced search allows searching by content type: Encyclopedia, e-book, journal… …and refining by the unique Berg taxonomy: place, period, people etc. etc… and combinations of them all!

  4. Taxonomy applies to images too: users can search on a broad historical period or theme, right down to an individual designer or item of clothing

  5. As well as quick and advanced searching, users can browse by content type. For example, browsing chapters of the Encyclopedia

  6. Browse results return both text and images if both options selected Browse results can be refined by the taxonomy, a powerful tool for search and discovery!

  7. Again, images can be refined by the taxonomy Browse results return images only, if option selected

  8. Uniquely, users can change the format of the page to suit their individual needs. For example, cream background… On content pages, users can see where they are e.g. within the Encyclopedia Extra articles and images they might be interested in

  9. …to white background!

  10. Users can sign up (optional and free) to personalize their content

  11. Once signed in, they can save their own searches and content for later… …building their own unique fashion library

  12. EXTRA FEATURES! Particularly useful to engage students, or for users new to the site, the Berg Fashion Library allows users to explore by PLACE Click on an area of Africa… …and find content relating to that region across all time periods

  13. EXTRA FEATURES! Users can also explore by TIME Scroll across the timeline to a particular historic period… …and find results for that period across the globe

  14. www.bergfashionlibrary.com May 2010

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