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Fashion Design

Searching for Items in the Library

Use One Search to search for books and media.

  • You can use the Library filter to limit to Phoenix College.

  • Sign In to Request the book to be placed on hold for you. 

  • You will be notified when your item is available for pickup at the library (be sure to bring your student ID)

    Screenshot of a library catalog entry for "Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension" showing its availability.


Books and media at the Phoenix College Library are shelved according to the Library of Congress Classification System

  • Call numbers are located on the spine of the book

  • Call numbers are read from left to right or top to bottom

  • Books are arranged by subject, which makes it easy to browse!

 Three books with library classification labels and blue arrows pointing to the labels

Subject Headings in One Search

What are Subject Headings?

  • Subject headings are a set of terms or phrases that classify library materials. 

  • They are helpful in that they can lead you to relevant materials the library has on a given subject. 

  • Most library catalogs and databases use subject headings.

You can find subject headings in One Search:

  • Search for an item in the One Search.

  • Click on the title to be taken to the full record of the item. 

  • Scroll down to see the Subject headings under "Details."

Subject Headings Related to Fashion Design

Below are some useful major subject headings for conducting a broad search in a subject area. Click the link to search the subject in the PC Library catalog. (Opens in a new tab.)

For a more targeted search, try adding subject subheadings.

  • Some common options are: history, social aspects, pictorial works, environmental aspects, technique, and more.
  • Note the formatting in the examples below. Use a double hyphen ( -- ) between your search terms in you want to try to mix and match from the examples.
    • Ex: Fashion design -- history -- 20th century.