Fashion: Books & Videos

(Bloomsbury) Part of the Bloomsbury Fashion Central platform, fashion studies e-books, for faculty, students, and researchers of fashion, museum studies, cultural studies, anthropology, and more.

(Bloomsbury) Part of the Bloomsbury Fashion Central platform, business cases for the fashion industry, covering issues such as sustainability, technology, ethics, and leadership.

- Faculty: To access 'Teaching Notes', you must set up a separate Bloomsbury profile. Please e-mail librarians@senecapolytechnic.ca from your Seneca faculty e-mail account for instructions.

(Bloomsbury) Part of the Bloomsbury Fashion Central platform, fashion studies e-books, for faculty, students, and researchers of fashion, textile, design, and visual merchandising.

(University of Fashion, Inc.) "The University of Fashion is the first and largest online fashion design video library in the world...hundreds of step-by-step video lessons teaching all aspects of fashion design...all the major fashion disciplines, e.g. draping, pattern making, fashion art, product development, CAD fashion art, sewing, CAD pattern making, fashion business, knits, accessories, lectures...organized by Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced."

- Users must read and adhere to the University of Fashion’s “Terms of use" and other legal notices shown on the bottom of the database’s homepage. University of Fashion is a trademark of University of Fashion, Inc.

(Aesthetic VideoSource) Over 90 full-length videos demonstrating techniques in esthetics, cosmetics, and spa therapies.

- Click the small "click here" link under "My Institution's Videos" in the database to see the full list of titles.
- Our subscription is for up to 350 simultaneous users only.

(Films Media Group / Infobase Learning) The Master Academic and Technical Education collections of educational and news films from Films Media Group and Infobase covering a wide range of subject matter. Studios represented include PBS, BBC, Films For Humanities & Sciences, National Geographic, TED, and others.

- Users who wish to create Playlists, Favorites, and Preferences must set up their own Films on Demand account (separate from their Seneca User Name and Password) by clicking "Your Profile" and then "Sign up".

(Kanopy) Full-length streamed videos including popular documentaries, feature films, and professional educational films covering the arts, business, education, global studies, health, media and communication, science, social science, and technical training.

- Users must create a separate Kanopy profile to use this service, using a Seneca Polytechnic email address to set up the account.
- Mobile access requires use of a separate Kanopy app.
- Kanopy videos will not display in classes delivered via MS Teams or Zoom. Share the link for the film instead, ask viewers to open another browser tab and view the film or scene, and then return to class in Teams or Zoom.

(LinkedIn) Online video training tutorials on various topics, applications, and software packages including audio and video production, 3D animation, AutoCAD, Maya, web design, computer programming, and business and office applications.

- Seneca students, faculty, and staff must first register to use this service by creating a separate LinkedIn Learning account through the "Login to LinkedIn Learning" link on the college's LinkedIn Learning page.
- This product was acquired and licensed by Continuing Education, not Seneca Libraries. It is only on our site as a courtesy and research convenience.