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THTR 233: Costume Design: Reference Materials

Reference Resources

Listed on this page are key reference resources that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.

Online Fashion Encyclopedias

Online Encyclopedias and More

Using the Hatfield Library during the Covid 19 Pandemic

Reference / Getting Research Help:

  • Reference interactions will be virtual this semester. We will use chat and Zoom for most of these interactions.
     
  • If you don’t have a device with Zoom with you, we have workstations set up in the library that you can use.

Circulation / Checking Out Books, DVDs, etc.:

  • All items removed from the shelves, returned, or ordered via ILL or Summit will be quarantined for 72 hours before being available.
     
  • Contactless check out will remain available for those that request it in the front vestibule. You may access the vestibule with your valid ID 24 hours/day.

Building Policies for Fall Semester 2020:

  • The maximum occupancy of the Hatfield Library is 100 people.
  • Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff.
  • Bring your ID card.  A card swipe is required for access.
  • Water fountains have been shut down until further notice.
  • Closed container beverages are permitted.
  • Eating is not allowed.
  • Masks are required.
  • Seating is marked to encourage 6 feet of social distancing.


Want more information about the new changes?

Grove Dictionary of Art

Searching Tips for the Grove Dictionary of Art

  • Try a search using the term Dress
  • Click on a subcategory that interests you.
  • See if there is a book or article in the Bibliography that would be useful to you.
  • Look in the library catalog for those books from the Bibliography.
  • (Ask a librarian to help you find an article from the Bibliography)
  • Click on the Links section for that article.
  • Follow the links to different museums, and check out their online exhibits.
  • Write down the terms you find to describe different periods, styles, articles of clothing, etc., throughout your whole searching process.

Print Reference Books

Humanities and Fine Arts Librarian

Hours during the Academic Year

Library Hours


Mon-Thur    8 a.m. -- Midnight
Friday         8 a.m. -- 6 p.m.
Saturday    10 a.m. -- 6 p.m.
Sunday      10 a.m. -- Midnight

Reference Hours


Mon-Wed   10 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
                    6 p.m. -- 9 p.m.
Thursday    10 a.m. -- 5 p.m.     

Friday          1 p.m. -- 4 p.m
Saturday         (Closed)
Sunday           (Closed)

Archives Hours


Contact:  archives@willamette.edu for an appointment.

Note: The library is open to the general public Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

More calendar info...

Photography Reference Books

Willamette University

Willamette University Libraries

Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street.
Salem Oregon 97301
Pacific Northwest College of Art Library
511 NW Broadway.
Portland Oregon 97209