The Human Ecology Collection maintains primary resource materials for courses taught in apparel studies, child development, consumerism, costume, dietetics, education, family studies, family therapy, fashion merchandising, financial management, food science, hospitality management, housing, human development, human ecology, nutrition, parenting, and textiles.

The Collection supports the research and publications of
Human Ecology faculty, staff, and students.  Faculty research
interests include: social perception of dress, body image,
textile product performance, polymer studies, consumerbehavior, spending patterns, financial planning, archaeological and historic textiles, wool production, global textile economy,child development, educative process, family and social action, international family issues, family and consumer sciences education, cultural diversity research, housing, adolescent parenting, home technology, home business, child development, human development, family therapy, play, adolescents and the family, family stress and coping, men and the family, extension, human sexuality, eating disorders, hospitality and institutional management.

Collection Housing:

Circulating Collection, Reference, and Serials
Thompson Library
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Circulating Collection, Reference, and Serials
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Thompson Library
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Button Materials Housing
Rare Books
Thompson Library
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210