TabbedOverviewThe Women's Wear Daily Archive provides online access to the fashion and retail publication, Women's Wear Daily. The archive provides the full run of past print issues and supplements since 1910. Provider: ProQuestPosted: Aug 28, 2014 1:37pmUpdated: Mar 23, 2016 1:54pmSourceCRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.See also: Women's Wear Daily (Fairchild Publishing LLC) DetailsCollection ContentSubject Areas: Arts and HumanitiesSocial SciencesResource Types: NewspapersPrint journals - Denotes data sourced directly from publisherTerms and Provider DetailsProvider: ProQuest Website: http://www.proquest.com/Main Address: 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor, MI 48108 United States CRL ReviewCollection Content: ProQuest has created a digital archive of Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) back to its inception in 1910; with a plan to update current content biannually. This key publication for the fashion design and retail trade has been an industry stalwart since it was first issued by Fairchild Publications in 1910. The Fairchild operation was bought by Condé Nast in 1999; in August, 2014 WWD was sold to Penske Media. The Center for Research Libraries provided the majority of the hard-copy source for the WWD digital archive. Issues from CRL’s collection were scanned cover to cover in full color. The content includes all advertisements, news items on designers and manufacturers, and longer articles chronicling fashion and social trends. At its launch in 2014 the collection was being released beginning with the more recent issues. Delivery: WWD is hosted on ProQuest’s upgraded platform, and is cross-searchable with other ProQuest databases, including The Vogue Archive also developed by ProQuest. Strengths and Weaknesses: This archive will be a valuable asset to those researchers interested in the histories and developments of both the garment trade and the fashion industry generally. However, the sheer volume of the materials available may be forbidding to less specialized users, as might the cursory nature of many of the articles. SourcesSources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.Additional Reviews in Other Sources: Squibb, Sarah Davidson. "Women's Wear Daily Archive." The Charleston Advisor. Volume 16, Number 1, July 2014, pp. 52-57 http://charleston.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/charleston/chadv/2014/00000016/00000001/art00014. Accessed: November 6, 2014. CRL Offers & Status StatusCurrentDescription CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer Active OffernoCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal Expired OfferyesPast offers Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration by CRL Reviewed by CRLyesEvaluation available by CRL and community Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members. Community RatingsPlatform and user interface: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Content scope and completeness: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Cost and price-structure: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Print
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