Re: available or existing research in contemporary textiles

[Sarah Lowengard <sarahl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rebecca, Thanks. I think I can get the EI from the University where I teach.

Sarah

Rebecca Tinkham wrote:

> Sarah,
>
> I would suggest you look in the Ei Compendex (Engineering Index). This is
> an on-line database of journal articles covering a wide range of 
> engineering
> and industrial research including textiles and textile related topics.
> Since the journals are from the industry they can become very complex 
> very
> quickly, but I was often able to understand enough. The articles would
> probably cover manufacture, characteristics, and possibly degradation, 
> but
> not conservation.
>
> Access to the database is by subscription (for quite a lot of money I'm
> sure.) I would suggest asking the area branches of the public library to
> see if any of them subscribe. If not, your best bet will be a university
> library, if you can use it. A university library is also the most likely
> place to find the journals themselves.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Rebecca Tinkham
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: Sarah Lowengard <sarahl@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: Textile Conservators <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: available or existing research in contemporary textiles
> > Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:56:08 -0400
> >
> > I am about to begin a project involving some late 20th century/early
> > 21st century industrial and experimental textiles. The group is varied
> > in technique, material and projected uses. With the exception of
> > polyester, the materials used are not those regularly encountered by
> > most textile conservators --or, at least, not as a principal component.
> > The "oldest" of the lot was produced about 12 years ago.
> >
> > As background to this study, I am looking for sources of information
> > about behavioral characteristics or predictions of behavior over time,
> > anecdotal or documented descriptions of deterioration or longevity and
> > other catalogues of long-term care strategies. I am especially
> > interested in the relationship between production technqiues and
> > preservation. I have checked most of the standard art conservation and
> > textile industry databases with (predictably) few results.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest relevant publications I might not have seen? Has
> > anyone compiled a bibliography recently that she would be willing to
> > share with me? Would anyone who has worked on these classes of textiles
> > be willing to talk to me (off-list or on)?
> >
> > I do recognize that literature and experiences might be either extremely
> > general or extremely specific and am willing to work through that 
> > myself.
> >
> > Thanks very much
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> > Sarah Lowengard
> > sarahl@xxxxxxxxx
> > New York City
>
>
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