Guide to Locations

A. GENERAL TITLES

Abernathy, Frederick H., et al.  A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing Lessons from the Apparel and Textile Industries.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Main    HD 9940 .U4 S75 1999

American Apparel Manufacturers Association. Technical Advisory Committee.  The Changing Apparel Plant: Responding to the New Realities of Manufacturing. Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1993.
Main    TT 498 .A44 1993 Non-circulating

__________. __________.  Maximizing Assets & Resources: Survival Tactics for the Apparel Industry.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1996.
Main    HD 9940 .U4 M365 1996 Non-circulating

__________. __________.  Speeding New Products to Market: Improving Product Development Through the Use of Processes and Technology.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1999.
Reference Desk, Section B    HF 5415 .I53 S74 1999

Analysis of Garment Production Methods.  Advanced Apparel Technology, Fashion Institute of Technology . . . sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, Cameron Station.  [New York]: Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries, 1992. 3 volumes [Library has v1 & v2]
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .A5 1992

Apparel Industry Magazine 1998 All Stars. [videorecording]  Cary, NC: MindWorks Multimedia, 1998. (16 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 9940 .U4 A7 1998

Brackenbury, Terry.  Knitted Clothing Technology.  Oxford [England]: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1992.
Main    TT 680 .B73 1992

Burns, Leslie Davis, and Nancy O. Bryant.  The Business of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing, and Marketing.  2nd ed.  New York: Fairchild Publications, 2002.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .U4 B78 2002

The Business of Fashion. [videorecording]  Created and written by Jay Diamond and Ellen Diamond.  [United States]: Diamond Educational Productions, 1995.  3 videocassettes (60 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 9940 .U4 D54 1995

Carr, Harold, and John Pomeroy.  Fashion Design and Product Development.  Oxford [England]: Blackwell Scientific, 1992.
Circulation Desk    TT 507 .C353 1992

Chuter, A.J.  Introduction to Clothing Production Management.  2nd ed.  Oxford [England]: Blackwell Science, 1995.
Main    TT 498 .C49 1995

Cooklin, Gerry.  Introduction to Clothing Manufacture.  Oxford [England]: BSP Professional Books, 1991.
Main    HD 9940 .A2 C6 1991

Cutting their own Cloth: Entrepreneurial Clothing Designers. [videorecording]  Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999. (23 min.)
Note: Founders of the Australian sportswear company Savage Sisters discuss starting and managing their business.
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 62.7 .C88 1999

Diamond, Jay, and Ellen Diamond.  The World of Fashion.  3rd ed.  New York, Fairchild Publication, 2002.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 518 .D52 2002

Dickerson, Kitty G.   Inside the Fashion Business.  7th ed.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .U42 D525 2003

Eberle, Hannelore, et al.  Clothing Technology: From Fibre to Fashion.  3rd English ed.  Haan-Gruiten: Europa-Lehrmittel, 2002.
Reference Desk, Section B   TT 497 .F3313 2002

Fasanella, Kathleen.  The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing.  Rev. ed.  Fort Stanton, NM: Apparel Technical Svcs, Inc., 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .F37 1998

Fashion 2000: Developing an Apparel Line. [videorecording]  Written by Judy Jennings.  Produced by Twila Sears and Judy Jennings.  Bloomington, IL: Meridian Education Corp, 1998. (17 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 9940 .A2 F34 1998

Frings, Gini Stephens.  Fashion: From Concept to Consumer.  8th ed.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.
Circulation Desk    TT 518 .F74 2005

Gary, Sue Pekarsky, and Connie Ulasewicz.  Made in America: The Business of Apparel and Sewn Products Manufacturing.  3rd ed.  Sebastopol, CA: GarmentoSpeak, 2001.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 496 .U6 G373 2001

Glock, Ruth E., and Grace I. Kunz.  Apparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Analysis.  4th ed.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005.
Circulation Desk    TT 497 .G56 2005

Golden, Frederick.  An Overview of Apparel Manufacturing: The Merchandising-Manufacturing Interface.  [United States]: Frederick Golden, [1997].
Circulation Desk    TT 497 .G65 1997

Harder, Frances.  Fashion for Profit: A Professional's Complete Guide to Designing, Manufacturing, & Marketing a Successful Line.  4th ed.  [United States]: Frances Harder, 2002.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .H375 2002

Hudson, Peyton B.  Guide to Apparel Manufacturing.  Greensboro, N.C.: MEDIApparel, 1988.
Main   TT 497 .H83 1988

International Apparel Research Conference (21st: 1994: Atlanta, GA)  Exploiting Our Competitive Advantages.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1994.
Main    HD 9940 .U4 I57 1994  Non-circulating

Johnson, Maurice J., and Evelyn C. Moore.  Apparel Product Development.  2nd ed.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .J64 2001

Keiser, Sandra J., and Myrna B. Garner.  Beyond Design: The Synergy of Apparel Product Development.  New York: Fairchild Publications, 2003.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .A2 K45 2003

Kilduff, Peter, and Carl Priestland.  Strategic Transformation in the US Textile & Apparel Industries: A Study of Business Dynamics with Forecasts up to 2010.  Raleigh, NC: College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, 2001.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9855 .K55 2001

Made in America? Winner and Losers. [videorecording]  Written, produced, and directed by Linda Garmon, Peter Frumkin and Judy Katz.  Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1992. (58 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 9940 .U4 M33 1992

NYC's Garment Industry: A New Look.  Researched and written by Sarah Crean.  New York: Fiscal Policy Institute, 2003.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .U5 N735 2003
Also available online:  http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/NYC%20sGarmentIndustry.pdf

No Sweat: Fashion, Free Trade, and the Rights of Garment Workers.  Ed. by Andrew Ross. New York: Verso, 1997.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 8039 .C6 N6 1997

Not By Jeans Alone. [videorecording]  New York: Learning Corporation of America, 1981. (30 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 9940 .U4 N6

Profitable Apparel Marketing and Inventory Management, by Bertrand Frank Associates.  New York: National Knitwear & Sportswear Association, 1989.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .A2 P75 1989

Profitable Merchandising of Apparel, by Bertrand Frank Associates.  2nd ed.  New York: National Knitwear & Sportswear Association, 1985.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .A2 P76 1985

Rosenau, Jeremy A., and David Wilson.  Apparel Merchandising: The Line Starts Here. New York: Fairchild, 2001.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .A2 W56 2001

Seventh Avenue: America’s Premier Fashion Center. [videorecording]  Created and written by Jay Diamond and Ellen Diamond.  [United States]: Diamond Educational Productions, [2000?] (25 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HF 5429 .S3 2000z

Solinger, Jacob.  Apparel Manufacturing Handbook.  2nd ed.  Columbia, S.C.: Bobbin Media, 1988.
Circulation Desk    TT 497 .S6 1988

Stone, Elaine.  The Dynamics of Fashion.  2nd ed.  New York: Fairchild Publications, 2004.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 496 .U6 S76 2004

The Threads of America. [videorecording]  Richardson, TX: Criterion Productions, 1993. (28 min.)
Note: Survey of four successful American apparel, textile and retail clothing firms.
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 9940 .U4 T57 1993

Wolfe, Mary G.  Fashion!  Tinley Park, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2002.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 518 .W59 2002

__________.  The World of Fashion Merchandising.  Tinley Park, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2003.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .A2 W65 2003

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B.  COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY

American Apparel Manufacturers Association. Information Systems Committee.  Systems Support for Floor Ready Merchandise.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .A2 S97 1998

__________. Management Systems Committee.  Re-engineering Apparel Systems.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1996.
Main    HD 9940 .U4 R42 1996 Non-circulating

Apparel: The Bobbin Magazine.  Annual Guide to Software & IT Solutions.  Columbia, SC: VNU Business Publications, annual (September issue).
Reference Desk, Directory A    No Call Number

CAD in Clothing and Textiles: A Collection of Expert Views.  Editor, Winifred Aldrich.  2nd ed.  Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1994.
Main    TT 507 .C27 1994

Carr, Harold, and Barbara Latham.  Carr and Latham’s Technology of Clothing Manufacture.  Rev. by David J. Tyler.  3rd ed.  Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 2000.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .C33 2000

Chase, Renée Weiss.  CAD for Fashion Design.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.
Note: Includes computer disc.
Main    TT 507 .C5238 1997

de Kare-Silver, Michael.  e-shock: The Electronic Shopping Revolution: Strategies for Retailers and Manufacturers.  New York: AMACOM, 1999.
Main    HF 5548.325 .U6 D4 1999

Gray, Stephen.  CAD/CAM in Clothing and Textiles.  London: Design Council; Brookfield, VT: Gower, 1998.
Main    TT 497 .G75 1998

International Apparel Research Conference (24th: 1998: Atlanta, Ga.)  Strategies for Success in the Sewn Products Industry: Global Enterprise 2002.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1998.
Main    HD 9940 .U4 I57 1998 Non-circulating

Secor, Linda Carol.  Computer Usage in Apparel Design and Its Effect on Styling and Creativity.  Diss. Texas Woman’s University, 1992.  Ann Arbor: UMI, 1992.
Main    HD 9940 .A2 S43 1992a

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C.  DICTIONARIES

Clemson Apparel Research.  Glossary of Apparel Manufacturing Terminology. Pendleton, SC: Clemson Apparel Research, [1990?]
Reference Stacks TT 494 .G6 1990

The Complete Footwear Dictionary. Comp. and ed. by William A. Rossi. 2nd ed. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing, 2000.
Reference Desk, Section B TS 947 .R67 2000

Conway, George L. Garment and Textile Dictionary. Albany: Delmar Publishers, 1997.
Reference Stacks TT 494 .C66 1997

Dictionary of Shoe Industry Terminology: Containing Terms from the Fields of Adhesives, Computers, Lasts... Ed. by Ruth J. Schachter. Philadelphia: Footwear Industries of America, 1986.
Reference Stacks TS 947 .D55 1986

Gioello, Debbie Ann, and Beverly Berke. Fashion Production Terms. New York: Fairchild, 1979.
Reference Stacks TT 494 .G56

Glossary of Socks and Sheer Hosiery Terms/ Glosario de Terminos de la Industria de las Medias y las Calcetas. Charlotte, NC: The Hosiery Association, 2000.
Reference Stacks TT 681 .G65 2000

Industrial Engineering Terminology. Rev. ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.
Reference Stacks T 56.24 .I53 1991

The International Dictionary of Fashion: Apparel Terminology in 8 Different Languages. New York: Fashiondex, 1999.
Reference Stacks TT 503 .I58 1999

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Vocabulaire technique de l’industrie de la chaussure=Footwear Industry Technical Vocabulary. Paris: OECD, 1969.
Reference Desk, Section B TS 947 .V6 1969a

Petry, Jussara. A Six Language Technical Glossary of Shoe & Leather=Glossário Técnico do Couro e Calçado em 6 Idiomas… 4th ed. [Peru]: DIGITIPO, 1992.
Reference Stacks TS 947 .P47 1992

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D.  FORMS

The AMA Handbook of Key Management Forms.  Ed. by David M. Brownstone and Irene M. Franck.  N.Y.: AMACOM, 1987.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 38 .A44 1987

Carlsen, Robert D., and James F. McHugh.  Handbook of Personnel Administration Forms and Formats.  Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1978.  2 volumes
Reference Desk, Section B    HF 5549.5 .P4 C37

__________.  Handbook of Production Management Forms and Formats.  Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1978.  2 volumes
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 155 .C258

__________.  Handbook of Sales and Marketing Forms and Formats.  Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1978.
Reference Desk, Section B    HF 5438.25 .C35

Carlsen, Robert D., and Ken Boxley.  Sales Manager’s Complete Manual of Forms, Agreements, Policies, and Procedures.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1990.
Reference Desk, Section B    HF 5438.4 .C36 1990

Carlsen, Robert D., Jo Ann Gerber and James F. McHugh.  Manual of Quality Assurance Procedures and Forms.  Rev. ed.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 156.6 .C35 1992

Factory Forms Catalog.  Columbia, SC: Needle Trades Pub. Co., 1969-
Reference Stacks    TT 498 .F33

Jenks, James M.  The Hiring, Firing (and Everything In Between) Personnel Forms Book.  Ridgefield, CT: Round Lake Publishing, 1996.
Reference Stacks    HF 5549 .J46 1996

Life Office Management Association.  Forms Used in Human Resources.  Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1997.  2 parts
Reference Desk, Section B    HF 5549.17 .F67 1997

Moore, Maureen F.  Employment Forms and Policies.  4th ed.  Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis, 2001-    .
Reference Desk, Section B    KF 3455 .A65 M66
Note:  Accompanying disc at Reference Desk, Disc Computer    KF 3455 .A65 M66

Wisdom, John C.  Checklists and Operating Forms for Small Businesses.  New York: Wiley, 1993.
Reference Stacks    HD 62.7 .W57 1993

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E.  FOOTWEAR

The Art & Science of Footwear Manufacturing.  Washington, DC: Footwear Industries of America, 1993.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 990 .A77 1993

Cheskin, Melvyn P., Kel J. Sherkin, and Barry T. Bates.  The Complete Handbook of Athletic Footwear.  New York: Fairchild, 1987.
Reference Desk, Section B    GV 749 .S64 C47 1987

The Complete Footwear Dictionary.  Comp. and ed. by William A. Rossi.  2nd ed.  Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing, 2000.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 947 .R67 2000

Dictionary of Shoe Industry Terminology: Containing Terms from the Fields of Adhesives, Computers, Lasts...  Ed. by Ruth J. Schachter.  Philadelphia: Footwear Industries of America, 1986.
Reference Stacks    TS 947 .D55 1986

Footwear Industries of America.  SoleSource: The Footwear Industry Directory.  Washington, DC: FIA, annual.
Reference Desk, Directory B    HD 9787 .U4 S65
Also available online: http://www.americanapparel.org/

Harvey, A. J.  Footwear Materials and Process Technology.  [Palmerston, N.Z.: Lasra], 1982.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 990 .H33 1982

John, Gerhard.  Possible Defects in Leather Production: Definitions, Causes, Consequences, Remedies and Types of Leather.  Trans. by Dorothee Mayer and Susan Keller.  Lampertheim, [Germany]: the author, 1997.
Reference Desk, Section B   TS 967 .J65 1997

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.  Vocabulaire technique de l’industrie de la chaussure=Footwear Industry Technical Vocabulary.  Paris: OECD, 1969.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 947 .V6 1969a

Parker, Keith.  Settling Footwear Complaints: Incorporating International Sizing Standards, a Guide to Footwear Fitting, Footwear Terms.  Kettering, UK: SATRA Footwear Technology Centre, 1996.
Reference Stacks    TS 1020 .S47 1996

Petry, Jussara.  A Six Language Technical Glossary of Shoe & Leather=Glossário Técnico do Couro e Calçado em 6 Idiomas…  4th ed.  [Peru]: DIGITIPO, 1992.
Reference Stacks    TS 947 .P47 1992

United Nations Industrial Development Organization.  Acceptable Quality Standards in the Leather and Footwear Industry.  Vienna: UNIDO, 1996.
Reference Stacks    TS 967 .A23 1996

Vanderbilt, Tom.  The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon.  New York: New Press, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    GV 749 .S64 V36 1998

Wilhelm, Albert.  Tips for Shoe Production.  2nd ed.  Heidelberg, Germany: A. Hüthig Buch Verlag, 1991-1997.  3 volumes: v.1 Design; v.2 Pattern Cutting; v.3 Making.
Art Reference    TS 990 .W55 1991

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F.  PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (INCLUDES TRAINING)

American Apparel Manufacturers Association. Human Resources Committee.  Job Descriptions for Apparel Companies.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1998.
Career    TT 520 .J63 1998

__________. Personnel Relations Committee.  Apparel Personnel Policies and Benefits Survey.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, published every 3 years. Ceased publication with 1998 ed.
Reference Stacks    HD 4966 .C62 U52

__________. __________.  The Personnel Handbook: Developed for Small Companies.  [Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1992?]
Reference Stacks    HF 5549 .P453 1992

D’Alessandro, Mario.  How to Train Sewing Machine Operators.  Columbia, S.C.: Bobbin Blenheim Media Corp., 1990.
Main    TJ 1515 .D3 1990

The Personnel Manager's Encyclopedia of Prewritten Personnel Policies in Three Volumes.  Ed. by Margaret A. Carter-Ward, et al.  Old Saybrook, CT: Business & Legal Reports, 1998-    . 
Reference Desk, Section B    HF 5549.17 .P47 1998

Ramey, Ardella, and Carl R.J. Sniffen.  A Company Policy & Personnel Workbook.  4th ed.  Central Point, OR: PSI Research, Oasis Press, 1999.
Reference Desk, Section B    HF 5549.17 .R36 1999

Wormser, Richard, et al.  The Supervisor Training Program. [videorecording]  [New York]: Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries, 1991.
10 videocassettes (177 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HF 5549.12 .S87 1991
Note: These videos address the present & future needs of supervisors in all phases of the apparel manufacturing industry as defined by managements of many companies, academics, trade associations, and government officials. This program represents the culmination of a 2-year research & development effort of the Advanced Apparel Manufacturing Technology Demonstration (AAMTD), which was part of F.I.T. An explanation of the development of the program can be found in Development of a Comprehensive Supervisor Training Program for Technology (Main   HF 5549.12 .D4 1991).

For personnel forms, see the Forms section.

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G. PRODUCTION PROCESSES

American Society for Testing and Materials.  Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams: Designation D 6193-97.  West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 515 .S73 1998

The Apparel Design and Production Hand Book: A Technical Reference.  New York: Fashiondex, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 499 .A66 1998 

Apparel Guidelines.  Prepared by Dept. of Research & Product Development and Technical Service.  Gastonia, N.C.: Treads USA, 1980.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 499 .A7 1980z

The Art & Science of Footwear Manufacturing.  Washington, DC: Footwear Industries of America, 1993.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 990 .A77 1993

Carr, Harold, and Barbara Latham.  Carr and Latham’s Technology of Clothing Manufacture.  Rev. by David J. Tyler.  3rd ed.  Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 2000.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .C33 2000

Cooklin, Gerry.  Fusing Technology.  Manchester [England]: Textile Institute, 1990.
Art Reference    TT 497 .C62 1990

__________.  Garment Technology for Fashion Designers.  Oxford [England]: Blackwell Science, 1997.
Art Reference    TT 497 .C66 1997

The Fashion Process in the Integrated Textile Complex: DAMA-CPI-14-96, Demand Activated Manufacturing Architecture Project.  [United States]: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1996.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9855 .F37 1996

Garment Construction Guide.  Huntley, Ill.: Union Special Corporation Technical Training Center, 1983.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 520 .G27 1983
Note: Supplementary Pages, 1997:
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 520 .G27 1983 Suppl.

Gioello, Debbie Ann.  Design for Manufacturing and Assembly in Apparel.  [United States: s.n.], 1991.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .G55 1991

_________ and Beverly Berke.  Fashion Production Terms.  New York: Fairchild, 1979.
Reference Stacks    TT 494 .G56

Harvey, A. J.  Footwear Materials and Process Technology.  [Palmerston, N.Z.: Lasra], 1982.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 990 .H33 1982

How to Make Up Series: Juki.  Tokyo: Juki Industrial Co., 1987.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 518 .H6 1987

Laing, Raechel M., and J. Webster.  Stitches and Seams.  Manchester, UK: Textile Institute, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 715 .L35 1998

Samuels, Rose, and Ronnie Hoffman.  A Cut Above the Rest: A Guide to Cutting and Marker-Making for the Apparel Industry.  Potts Point, N.S.W., Australia: Publishing and Production Projects, 1994.
Main    TT 520 .S285 1994

Shaeffer, Claire.  Sewing for the Apparel Industry.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
Art Reference    TT 515 .S4845 2000

_________.  Sew Any Fabric: A Quick Reference to Fabrics from A to Z.  Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2003.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 557 .S5324 2003

Silverman, Michael.  Marker-making Manual.  Hull, Mass.: the Author, 1964.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 520 .S5

Stohlman, D.G.  Sewing-performance and Methods-analysis: Time-evaluation Data for Control of Sewing Costs.  3rd ed.  Columbia, S.C.: Bobbin International, 1985.
Main    T 60.4 .S76 1985

Synthesis and Summary for the Slacks, Parka, and Bed Sheet Product Line Investigations, DAMA-CPI-13-96.  [United States]: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1996.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 176 .S95 1996
Note: Supplement:
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 176 .S95 1996 Supplement

The Technology of Thread and Seams.  2nd ed.  Glasgow, Scotland: J.& P. Coats Limited, [199?]
Main    TT 515 .T4 1990z

Tyler, David J.  Materials Management in Clothing Production.  Oxford [England]: BSP Professional Books, 1991.
Main    TT 497 .T95 1991

Wilhelm, Albert.  Tips for Shoe Production.  2nd ed.  Heidelberg, Germany: A. Hüthig Buch Verlag, 1991-1997.  3 volumes: v.1 Design; v.2 Pattern Cutting; v.3 Making.
Art Reference    TS 990 .W55 1991

EQUIPMENT CATALOGS:

Cutters Exchange Catalog.  Murfreesboro, TN: Cutters Exchange, 1997.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 498 .C88 1997

JUKI Corporation [Complete Catalog].  1996 ed.  Tokyo, 1979-
Reference Desk, Section B    TJ 1519 .J8

Sunbrand (Firm). Catalog.  40th anniversary ed.  Atlanta, GA: Sunbrand, [1994?]
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 490 .S8 no. 233

Universal Sewing Supply Catalog.  St. Louis, MO: Universal Sewing Supply, 1996.
Reference Desk, Section B    TJ 1519 .U55 1996

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H.  QUALITY CONTROL

American Apparel Manufacturers Association. Apparel Quality Committee.  Apparel Construction and Quality.  [Arlington, Va.]: AAMA, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 496 .U6 A67 1998

_________. __________.  Elements of an Apparel Quality Control Program.  Rev. ed.  Arlington, Va.: AAMA, 1993.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .E46 1993

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists.  AATCC Technical Manual.  Research Triangle Park, N.C.: The Association, annual.
Circulation Desk    TP 890 .A5

American Society for Testing and Materials.  Annual Book of ASTM Standards.  Section 7. (Textiles)  Philadelphia: The Society, annual.  2 volumes
Circulation Desk    TA 401 .A653

Brown, Patty, and Janett Rice.  Ready-To-Wear Apparel Analysis.  3rd ed.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .B74 2001

Carlsen, Robert D., Jo Ann Gerber and James F. McHugh.  Manual of Quality Assurance Procedures and Forms.  Rev. ed.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 156.6 .C35 1992

Chuter, A. J.  Quality Management in the Clothing and Textile Industries.  Manchester, England: Textile Institute International, 2002.
Main    TT 497 .C583 2002

Costin, Harry Ivan.  Strategies for Quality Improvement: TQM, Reengineering, and ISO 9000.  2nd ed.  Fort Worth, TX: Dryden Press, 1999.
Main    HD 62.15 .C676 1999

John, Gerhard.  Possible Defects in Leather Production: Definitions, Causes, Consequences, Remedies and Types of Leather.  Trans. by Dorothee Mayer and Susan Keller.  Lampertheim, [Germany]: the author, 1997.
Reference Desk, Section B   TS 967 .J65 1997

Juran’s Quality Handbook.  Ed. by Joseph M. Juran and A. Blanton Godfrey.  5th ed.  New York: McGraw Hill, 1999.
Reference Stacks    TS 156 .Q3618 1998

Kadolph, Sara J.  Quality Assurance for Textiles and Apparel.  New York: Fairchild, 1998.
Circulation Desk    TS 1450.5 .K3 1998

Mehta, Pradip V., and Satish K. Bhardwaj.  Managing Quality in the Apparel Industry.  New Delhi, India: New Age International, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9850.5 .M45 1998

Parker, Keith.  Settling Footwear Complaints: Incorporating International Sizing Standards, a Guide to Footwear Fitting, Footwear Terms.  Kettering, UK: SATRA Footwear Technology Centre, 1996.
Reference Stacks    TS 1020 .S47 1996

Stamper, Anita A., Sue Humphries Sharp, and Linda B. Donnell.  Evaluating Apparel Quality.  2nd ed.  New York: Fairchild, 1991.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 497 .S73 1991

United Nations Industrial Development Organization.  Acceptable Quality Standards in the Leather and Footwear Industry.  Vienna: UNIDO, 1996.
Reference Stacks    TS 967 .A23 1996

United States Testing Co.  Apparel Ready Reference: Buyers Guide to Meeting Product Safety, Labeling & Quality Standards.  Hoboken, N.J., 1983.
Reference Stacks    TS 1449 .A65 1983a

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I.  QUICK RESPONSE

American Apparel Manufacturers Association. Management Systems Committee.  Quick Response Impact on Production Planning, Scheduling and Material Requirement Planning Systems.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1993.
Reference Desk, Section B    TS 155.6 .Q53 1993

Hunter, Alan.  Quick Response in Apparel Manufacturing: A Survey of the American Scene.  Manchester, U.K.: Textile Institute, 1990.
Main    HD 9940 .U4 H8 1990

_________, R. King, and R. H. Lowson.  The Textile/Clothing Pipeline and Quick Response Management.  Manchester, England: Textile Institute International, 2002. 
Main    HD 9861.5 .H85 2002   

Lowson, Bob, Russell King, and Alan Hunter.  Quick Response: Managing the Supply Chain to Meet Consumer Demand.  Chichester, England: Wiley, 1999.
Main    HD 38.5 .L69 1999

Monarch Marking Systems.  Quick Response: The Agent for Change. [videorecording]  [United States]: Monarch Marking Systems, 1990. (31 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HD 9940 .U4 Q533 1990

Suri, Rajan.  Quick Response Manufacturing: A Companywide Approach to Reducing Lead Times.  Portland, OR: Productivity Press, 1998.
Main    TS 155 .S89 1998

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J.  Selected directories & buying guides

The Agent.  Highland Park, IL: Halper Publishing Co., 2000.
Reference Desk, Directory J    TT 495 .A3 2000

American Apparel Manufacturers Association.  Directory: Members & Associate Members.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, annual.  Includes directory of contractors.
Reference Desk, Directory A    HD 9940 .U3 A58a
List of members with web sites also available online: http://www.americanapparel.org/

American Apparel Producers’ Network.  Guide to Sourcing.  Atlanta, GA: AAPN, 2000.
Reference Desk, Directory A    HD 9940 .U3 A564 Sept. 2000
Also available online: http://www.usawear.org/

American Sportswear & Knitting Times.  Buyers’ Guide: The Guide to Products and Services for the Apparel and Textile Industry.  New York: National Knitwear and Sportswear Association, 2000.
Reference Desk, Directory A    HD 9940 .U3 A69 2000

The Apparel Production Sourcebook: Contractors: The American Edition.  New York: Fashiondex, 2003.
Reference Desk, Directory A    HD 9940 .U3 A627
Also available online: http://fashiondex.com/

The Apparel Production Sourcebook: Contractors: Asian Edition.  New York: Fashiondex, 2003.
Reference Desk, Directory A    HD 9940 .A78 A66 2003
Also available online: http://fashiondex.com/

Apparel: The Bobbin Magazine.  Annual Guide to Software & IT Solutions.  Columbia, SC: VNU Business Publications, annual (September issue).
Reference Desk, Directory A   No Call Number

__________.  Buyer’s Guide.  Columbia, SC: VNU Business Publications, annual (March issue).
Reference Desk, Directory A   No Call Number
Also available online [either link opens the same site]: http://www.bobbin.com/ or http://www.apparelmag.com

Directory of International Apparel Industry Trade Shows.  Prepared by the Canadian Apparel Federation.  New York: Fashiondex, annual.
Reference Desk, Directory O    HD 9940 .A1 D57

Directory of the New York State Apparel and Sewn Products Industry.  Ithaca, NY: Apparel Industry Outreach, Cornell University; New York: Garment Industry Development Corporation, 2000.
Reference Desk, Directory A    HD 9940 .U5 N645 2000

Fashion Center Black Book.  1997 ed.  New York: NYC Infomat, 1997.
Reference Desk, Directory A    TT 495 .F34 1997
Also available online:
The Fashion Center New York City:  http://www.fashioncenter.com/
InfoMat:  http://www.infomat.com

Footwear Industries of America.  SoleSource: The Footwear Industry Directory.  Washington, DC: FIA, annual.
Reference Desk, Directory B    HD 9787 .U4 S65
Also available online: http://www.americanapparel.org/

Garment Manufacturers Index.  Littlerock, CA: Klevens Publications, annual.
Reference Desk, Directory A    TT 495 .G37

The National Register of the Apparel Marketplace: Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters, Distributors, Jobbers, … Agents, US & Foreign Buying Offices.  3rd ed.  Los Angeles: Marche Publishing, 2003.
Reference Desk, Directory A    HD 9940 .U3 N318 3rd ed.

The National Register of Independent Sales Reps: Apparel & Accessories.  5th ed.  Los Angeles: Marche Publishing, 2004.
Reference Desk, Directory A   HF 5421 .I53 5th ed.

For additional suggestions of online directories, consult the Library’s Internet Guide,  Apparel Industry on the Web.

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K.  sourcing & international aspects

American Apparel Manufacturers Association. Management Systems Committee.  Systems Support for Offshore Sourcing and Manufacturing.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1997.
International Trade, Section C    HD 9940 .U5 S89 1997

__________. Technical Advisory Committee.   Sourcing Without Surprises.  Ed. by Joseph Scheines.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1998.
International Trade, Section C    HD 9940 .U5 S68 1998

Birnbaum, David.  Birnbaum's Global Guide to Winning the Great Garment War.  Hong Kong: Third Horizon Press, 2000.
International Trade, Section H    HD 9940 .A2 B57 2000

Coat of Many Countries. [videorecording]  Directors/Writers, Tom Puchniak and Josh Freed.  Produced by Galafilm Inc. in Association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  New York: Filmakers Library, 1999. (58 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HF 1025 .C63 1999

Collins, Jane L.  Threads: Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry.  Chicago: University of Chicago, 2003.
International Trade, Section H    HD 6073 .C62 U537 2003

Dickerson, Kitty G.  Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy.  3rd ed.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.
International Trade, Section H    HD 9850.5 .D53 1999

International Product Development. [videorecording]  Project director, Brenda Sternquist.  [East Lansing, MI]: Department of Human Environment and Design, Michigan State University, 1992. 2 videocassettes (60 min.)
Note: Pt. 1 Considerations and Process (36 min.); Pt. 2 The Sourcing Trip (24 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HF 5415.153 I58 1992

Merchandise Sourcing in the Global Marketplace. [videorecording]  Created and written by Jay Diamond and Ellen Diamond.  [New York?]: Diamond Educational Productions, [1995] (17 min.)
Circulation Desk, Video    HF 5437 .M46 1990z

No Sweat: Fashion, Free Trade, and the Rights of Garment Workers.  Ed. by Andrew Ross.  New York: Verso, 1997
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 8039 .C6 N6 1997

For the issues of international standards and regulations, see the Standards and Regulations section. For suggestions of sourcing directories, see the Selected Directories and Buying Guides section.

For additional listings of FIT Library resources related to international trade, see the International Trade Bibliography.

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L.  standards & regulations

American Apparel Manufacturers Association.  Federal Standards and Regulations for the Apparel Industry.  [Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1991?]
Reference Desk, Section B    KF 1881 .A33 1991

__________. Quick Response Leadership Committee.  Measurements for Excellence: Performance Measurements can Assist Apparel Manufacturers. . .  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1996.
Reference Desk, Section B    HD 9940 .A2 M48 1996

American Society for Testing and Materials.  Annual Book of ASTM Standards.  Section 7. (Textiles)  Philadelphia: The Society, annual. 2 volumes
Circulation Desk    TA 401 .A653

_____________.  Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams: Designation D 6193-97.  West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM, 1998.
Reference Desk, Section B    TT 515 .S73 1998

A Guide to Labor Codes in Selected Apparel Supplier Countries and Guidelines for Assessing Compliance.  Prepared by Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, P.A. for the American Apparel Manufacturers Association.  Arlington, VA: AAMA, 1996.
Reference Stacks    K 1705.4 .G82 1996

Hutchins, Greg.  ISO 9000: A Comprehensive Guide to Registration, Audit Guidelines, and Successful Certification.  2nd ed.  New York: John Wiley, 1997.
Reference Stacks    TS 156.6 .H88 1997

Kantner, Rob.  The ISO 9000 Answer Book.  2nd ed.  New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
Reference Stacks    TS 156.6 .K36 2000

Ketola, Jeanne and Kathy Roberts.  ISO 9000:2000 in a Nutshell: A Concise Guide to the Revisions. 2nd ed.  Chico, CA: Paton Press, 2001.
Reference Stacks    TS 156.6 .K48 2001

“Standard” and “Advanced” Practices in the North American Garment Industry. Washington, DC: Secretariat of the Commission for Labor Cooperation, North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, 2000.
International Trade, Section B    HD 8039 .C62 N77 2000

Textile Apparel Linkage Council and SAFLINC.  TALC/SAFLINC Voluntary Standards, Guidelines, and EDI Conventions. Version 003, release 030.  Chardon, OH: Washington Pub. Co., 1994.
Reference Stacks    HD 9940 .A2 T48 1994

Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements Under the Textile and Wool Acts.  Washington, D.C.: Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, [1998].
Reference Stacks    KF 1620 .T3 T57 1998
Also available online:  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/thread.htm

United States. Dept. of Labor.  The Apparel Industry and Codes of Conduct: A Solution to the International Child Labor Problem?  [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, 1996.
Reference Stacks    HD 6247 .C62 U58 1996

Zuckerman, Amy.  International Standards Desk Reference: Your Passport to World Markets, ISO 9000, CE Mark, QS-9000…American, European, and Global Standards Systems.  New York: AMACOM, 1997.
Reference Stacks    HF 1416 .Z78 1997

For quality standards, see also the Quality Control section.

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M. NOTES ABOUT FINDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To find additional books in the FIT Library on the topics included in this bibliography, consult the StyleCat Library Catalog . Be aware that “Apparel industry” itself is not a subject heading in the catalog. Use instead the heading “Clothing trade” or narrower headings such as “Children’s clothing industry”, “Men’s clothing industry”, “Women’s clothing industry”, etc. For help in selecting the appropriate subject heading, see Subject Headings used in Online Catalog: Apparel Industry  or consult a Reference Librarian.

To find references to articles on these topics in magazines or newspapers, start with the periodical indexes on the Digital Library such as InfoTrac, EBSCO MasterFILE Select, Textile Technology Digest (TTD), or WWD Online. You may also want to try other periodical indexes on Digital Library or a print index listed in the Information Bulletin Periodical Indexes.  To find out if the Library owns a specific periodical, search StyleCat Library Catalog or consult Periodical Holdings Listed by Title for an A-Z list and Periodical Holdings Listed  by Subject for a categorized list with descriptions. 

To find listings of suggested useful web sites, refer to the Library’s Internet Guide Apparel Industry on the Web.

In addition, for statistics and market information consult the Library Information Bulletin Statistics for Apparel, Footwear, & Related Industries.

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