What is more, it is one of the most exciting. Few industries are characterised by the same fusion of dynamic influences or the sheer variety of products, applications and skills. Changes in technology, fashion, consumer lifestyles and international competition are the driving forces behind what is a sophisticated global industry. The companies that comprise the industry are equally diverse, ranging from small family firms to multi-national manufacturing, trading and retail giants. The School of Textile Industries has pioneered the development of a computer based-learning centre for textile and related topics for use by undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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Clothworkers' Library The Clothworkers' Library has a well established national and international reputation as one of the most unique Collections of material on textiles, colour chemistry and related fields together with the multi-disciplinary and ancillary subjects necessary to support teaching and research. Following a generous grant from the Clothworkers' Foundation it has recently been extended and developed to allow it to progress and to support continual revision in education. Recently the Library of the Department of Colour Chemistry and Dyeing was incorporated offering an increase in the Library's scope for added subject specialisation. The Clothworkers' Library is situated in the School of Textile Industries of the University of Leeds and concentrates mainly on the requirements of those in the Clothworker Schools complementing the course curricula. Although it is a Sectional Library of the University Library system available to members of the University, it is maintained and financed by both Clothworker Schools, with the exception of provision for staffing.