World Textiles covers more than 30 years of information relating to developments and innovations in the textile industry. Distinguished by its international coverage of scientific, trade, technical, and economic publications, World Textiles provides data from 1970 to the present. Papers are selected, read and classified using a unique classification scheme that is versatile and updated yearly to adapt coverage to current research trends. All author-provided abstracts are included and where an abstract has not been provided, one has been written by a subject specialist editor.

World Textiles covers a broad range of topics including plant development, computer control, manufacturing and finishing processes, commercial development, performance of textile products and environmental concerns. It is also a source of American, British and European patents and international standards information. In fact World Textiles delivers a uniquely comprehensive source of information for anyone involved in textiles.

Features

• Summaries of the international scientific, technical and trade literature
• Current coverage of 200 periodicals and archival coverage of several hundred additional titles
• Over 270,000 records from 1970 onwards
• Over 9,000 records added annually
• International coverage
• 99.8% of records from 1996 onwards contain a concise, informative author abstract in English
• Full bibliographical details for each entry
• Powerful search functionality
• Controlled indexing vocabulary
• Enhanced subject classification ensures precision retrieval
• Rapid data processing ensures currency
• Monthly updates (quarterly for CD-ROM)
• Easy access to the original article
• Available through Science Direct, traditional online or CD-ROM

Subject Coverage

• Fibres: Manufacture and Properties
• Yarns: Manufacture and Properties
• Fabrics: Manufacture and Properties
• Chemical and Finishing Processes
• Medical Textiles (both surgical and hygiene products)
• Automotive and Industrial textiles
• Garment Construction; making-up and new fabrics
• Composites
• Recycling and Environmental Concerns
• Plant Services and Control Systems
• Analysis, Testing, Quality Control
• Polymer Science
• Management

Availability:World Textiles is currently available worldwide via DIALOG, STN, ChemWeb and EINS. Access instructions and password available via the host services.