OTEXA. Office for Textiles and Apparel Information resource for individuals or companies interested in exporting U.S.-made textile and apparel products. Includes information about overseas markets, trade shows, textile-related legislation and international agreements, federal and state export programs and data. http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/

Industrial Resource Network From Neolink, Inc. Searchable database of manufacturers and suppliers of products and services. Free service industrial directory. Enter upon registration. http://www.powersourcing.com/

Textile Information Management System Internet database and information resource for the global textile industry. Company listing, advertising, industrial and marketing information and market place. http://www.unicate.com/

Quota Information US Customs Service general information, and past and current status reports for textile quotas. http://www.customs.treas.gov/quotas/

World Trade Search A multi-language, searchable export and import, trade and business site. Free registration. http://www.world-trade-search.com/

MSDS-Search Search engine for material safety data sheets. http://www.msdssearch.com/

TexData Switzerland. Technical database for the textile industry. Search engine for companies, products, machinery and services. Technical papers on PDF files. Requires Adobe file reader. From TexData International AG. English, Spanish, German, Italian and French. http://www.texdata.com/

Apparel Browser Subscription service, searchable desktop database with customizable categories of world wide textile and related companies, textile marketing and sales information, investment and financial data, corporate executives listings and job offerings. From World Market Watch, Inc. http://www.apparelbrowser.com/

Cotton Marketing Services From the US Department of Agriculture. Coordinated programs for preparing, distributing and encouraging universal cotton clasification standards. http://www.usda.gov/ams/cotton/index.htm

Textile Clothing Technology Corp USA. Non-profit organization, dedicated to improving textile business systems and manufacturing resources. Also, education and training resource for fiber, textile, apparel, retail and sewn products companies. http://www.tc2.com/

The Textile Sector Information resource on the textile trade in the European Union. Editorials, legislations, statistics and market reports. From Trade in Goods, a European Committee web site. http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/goods/textile/index_en.htm

Textile Machinery Operators Job outlook statement for textile machinery operators from the US Department of Labor's 2000-01 Occupational Outlook Handbook. This statement discusses the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, and various other qualifications and issues. http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/ooh20002001/128.htm

DAMA. Demand Activated Manufacturing Architecture USA. Introduction to a collaborative research project, funded by US government and textile industries, and dedicated to the development of methods and technologies to shorten the supply chain between raw materials producers, manufacturers and retailers with software for data analysis and sharing, production planning and material sourcing. http://www.techexchange.com/thelibrary/Dama/Dama_Intro.html

Glossary of Composite Terms Short glossary of technical terms and definitions in use in the composite industry. From Fiberset, Inc. http://www.fiberset.com/html/glossary/glos_a.htm