IMATS- International Make-Up Artist Trade Show 2012

The 2012 International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) will be taking place at Alexandra Palace, London, February 4th & 5th 2012. IMATS London 2012 features special guests Rob Freitas (Star Trek, Men in Black), BAFTA winner Neill Gorton (Saving Private Ryan, Dr. Who), Einat Dan (Vogue Sposa, Maxim), Lan Nguyen (Vogue, Elle) and Dany Sanz (Make Up For Ever founder) and also a make-up museum. Keynote speakers include BAFTA winner Nick Dudman, the make-up effects mastermind behind the entire Harry Potter film series; he’ll recreate a goblin make-up on actor Warwick Davis live at the show. See the event website for more info.

Library Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas Opening Hours
Here are the Christmas and New Year opening hours for Richmond House Library and Summer Row Library. Don't forget to return or renew any books that you have out on loan, before you leave College for the Christmas break, to prevent any overdue fines when you return in January. Have a good holiday!
Richmond House
Summer Row

Reflection in Learning and Professional Development Theory and Practice

Loan copies of Reflection in Learning & Professional Development: theory & practice, Moon, (on the Professional Clinical Practice 2 reading list) are now available at Richmond House Library in the Sports Therapy Zone.

European Spa Convention 2012

The 2012 European Spa Convention will be taking place alongside Professional Beauty 2012 at London's ExCel. Use the links to see info for the events.

New Reading List Books in Stock

There are loan copies now available of Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion, which is on the Historical Perspectives of Hair and Fashion module reading list.
There are also copies of Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Lanham-New, in stock - this title is on the Sports Nutrition reading list. There is a student companion website to accompany this book that includes multiple choice questions, short answer questions and essay titles that might help you with your studies. See the back cover of the book for the website address.

New Books in Stock

There are now loan copies of Chinese Qigong Massage: general massage available. Also, due to student demand, there are now extra copies of Special Effects Make-Up, Vinther, in stock.

British Fashion Awards 2011

The 2011 British Fashion Awards take place today, 28th November. To keep up to date with all the latest news, and to see the photo galleries of last year's awards, see the event website

Guidance on Fish Pedicures

The Health Protection Agency, which is an independent organisation dedicated to protecting people's health in the United Kingdom, is offering guidance on the management of the public health risks from fish pedicures. Follow the link to see the information.

Clothes Show Live 2011

The Clothes Show Live 2011 will be taking place at the NEC Birmingham 2-7th December. See the event website for more info, to see the 2010 event photo gallery and to sign up for the newsletter.

Imagine- Vidal Sassoon

Tomorrow evening, 22nd November, on BBC 1 at 10.35pm, you can see a biopic that details the significance of Vidal Sassoon’s hairdressing career as well his early life, which included seven years in an orphanage and time as a soldier in the Israeli army. The programme includes interviews with Mary Quant and John Frieda.

New Book - Photographing the Patterns of Nature

Photographing the Patterns of Nature , a new book on the Special Effects Make-up reading list, is now available at Richmond House Library.

TV Programmes of Interest This Week

There are two TV programmes this week that might be of interest. The first is Skin Deep: the business of beauty which is a consumer show exploring the downside of treatments in the hair and beauty industry. Episode 1 (on screen tonight, 8.30pm on BBC3) includes a student who after visiting a salon for hair extensions was left with a bald patch.
Anyone interested in theatrical and special effects might want to watch the film Hellboy11: The Golden Army, which is on Friday 18th November on ITV1 at 10.35pm.

Alexander McQueen: genius of a generation - ebook

If you are having problems accessing the ebook of Alexander McQueen: genius of a generation using Summon, you can locate it via the Athens list of resources in the Dawson Books database.

Online Journals Available Now

You can read current digital editions of numerous publications by visiting the Leisure Opportunities website , clicking on the "Jump to other Leisure Media publications" tab at the top of the page and then selecting the title that you want to read. Titles include: Health Club Management, Leisure Management and Spa Business.

Employabilty Week at UCB

Monday 14th November sees the start of Employability Week at UCB, so if you are thinking about your career options, click on this link for more details

Overdue Book Notices

This term we are introducing a new service which can remind you when any books you have borrowed are coming up to the due date. This means that you can receive a message to your College email account 2 days before an item is due, so that you can return or renew it before you accumulate any fines on your account.

You will need to opt-in to make use of this service. Simply take your ID card to the main library counter at either Summer Row or Richmond House, and staff there can add the service to your account.

Spa Life UK 2011 Event

The Spa Life UK 2011 event, which includes the UK Spa and Wellness Conference is being held at Center Parcs, Elveden Forest, near Cambridge, on the 8th & 9th November.
The Conference programme opens with key note speeches from business leaders and prominent industry figures, and is aimed at all spa & wellness professionals from every business sector involved in spa operations including; spa, hospitality, health & fitness, local authority leisure clubs and salon owners /operators. For more details see the event website.

New Books in Stock

Loan copies of the following books are now available:
An Introductory Guide to Massage, Tucker
An Introductory Guide to Aromatherapy, Tucker
The Art and Science of Spa and Body Therapy, Foulston

Spa Business and Spa Opportunities Digital Magazines

The new digital issues of Spa Business Magazine and Spa Opportunities Magazine are now available.

New Book in Stock

Loan copies of Branded Beauty: how marketing changed the way we look are now available. Click on the title to see more info.

Help with Using Online Resources

Each week library staff will be offering workshops in the Summer Row LSDU (Room 110) at the following times:

• Monday 1pm - 2pm
• Tuesday 1pm - 2pm
• Wednesday 1pm - 2pm
• Thursday 1pm - 2pm

If you need any support in accessing and using online resources for your assignments, then come along at these times and we will be available to offer guidance and help. No appointment necessary!

Milan Fashion Week

To see the latest news, photo shoots, hairstyles and fashion trends for 2011 & 2012 from Milan Fashion Week, see the fashionising.com site

Alternative Hair Show 2011

The Alternative Hair Show
The Alternative Hair Show 2011, which helps raise funds for Leukaemia Research, will be held at The Royal Albert Hall on 16th October 2011. See the event website for further details.

Hello and Welcome

Just to say a big 'hello' to all new Salon Business Management, Sports Therapy, Spa Management with Hospitality and Specialist Hair and Media Make-up students starting at the College!
I am your Subject Librarian so I may have seen you at the recent Library induction sessions, but if not you can find me in Richmond House Library opposite the journal area, if you want to call in and say hello.

Leisure Industry Week 2011

The Leisure Industry Week event is taking place at the NEC Birmingham 20th - 22nd September. See the event website to find out more.

London Fashion Week 2011

See all the latest news, catwalk reports, designer profiles, and live streaming from London Fashion Week by visiting the event website.

Health Club Management Digital Edition

The current digital edition of Health Club Management is now available, from the Leisure Opportunities website.

New Books in Stock

Copies of BBC VFX: The story of the BBC Visual Effects Department 1954- 2003
and Ethics of Sports: a reader are now available. Click on the titles for more info.

The Salon Magazine online

The September issue of The Salon magazine is now available online. Click on the link to access.

Vacation Opening Hours

Don't forget that if you would like to use the Library during the summer vacation, Summer Row Library and Richmond House Library are still open. Here are the opening hours:
Summer Row
Richmond House

New Books in Stock

There are now loan copies available of The History of Massage: An Illustrated Survey From Around the World, Calvert and Walking in Sunshine: a guide to airbrush spray tanning, Whitehead. Please click on the titles for more info.

Summon - an easier way to find online journal articles

If you are planning to do some research during the summer vacation and are looking for an easier way to find online journal articles, you now have access to Summon. Instead of having to look in each individual Athens database for articles, you can use Summon to search through all the Athens journal databases. So, if you would like to have a look at Summon and give it a try you can access it via the UCB online Login screen. You will find the Summon link in the menu on the right of the Login screen. Please remember that the 'finished' version of Summon will not be available until September, so it's currently on it's 'trial-run'.

New Books in Stock

Loan copies of the following books are now in stock. Please click on the title for more info.
Nail Services: Level 2 student book, Anderson
The Beauty Industry, Taylor
Management Theory and Practice, (7th ed.) Cole
The Cutting Edge, De Lay Haye
Hairdressing, Pilgrim

Spa Evidence Portal
A portal which consolidates clinical evidence about 22 key spa therapies from four pre-existing databases– Natural Standards, the Cochrane Library, Pub Med and the Trip Database, Spaevidence.com has been launched by Global Spa Summit(GSS). Click on the link to access this resource.

Buxton Spa Forum
There will be a Spa Forum taking place at the University of Derby campus in Buxton, on 23-24 June 2011. The theme of the two-day event, will be Spa Responsibilityand Sustainability. Speeches by Noella Gabriel from Elemis and Andrew Gibson, group director of spas at Mandarin Oriental will be included in the key note sessions.

The Salon e-Magazine
The June 2011 issue of The Salon magazine is now available online. This issue includes features on running a successful sunless tanning business and entering hairdressing and beauty competitions and awards.

The Apprentice Episode 4- Beauty Treatments
If you missed the Beauty Treatment episode of The Apprentice this week, which saw the contestants travelling down to Birmingham, you can catch up by using the BBC iPlayer.

Spring Bank Holiday Opening Hours
Here are the Spring Bank Holiday opening hours for Richmond House Library and Summer Row Library. Don't forget to renew any books that you have out on loan, to prevent any overdue fines when you return. Have a good holiday!
Richmond House
Summer Row

Fitness Instructor Positions

Richmond House Gym is recruiting new gym instructors. If any students are interested, application packs are available from:

Personnel Department (3rd Floor, Summer Row)
Richmond House Gym
Download from UCB Online

The closing date for applications is Friday 3rd June at midday.

Hairdressing and Beauty Student Achieves Gold at UK Skills
Congratulations to Level 2 Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy student, Katie Hatchard who is celebrating her Gold win in the Intermediate category of the UK Skills Regional Awards 2011. See the UCB website for more info.

BISA Conference
The British International Spa Association (BISA) has cancelled it's sixth annual conference, which was due to take place this June in Buxton.

The Apprentice - Episode 4: Beauty Treatments
Series 7 of The Apprentice is now underway and next week sees the remaining candidates meeting Alan Sugar at the British Museum to discover what their next task is. They are asked to set up beauty treatment businesses in Birmingham, setting up shops in different areas of Birmingham. You can find out how well they do on Wednesday 25 May 9:00pm - 10:00pm 0n BBC1, and if you miss the programme you can catch up later with BBC iplayer.

Library System & Catalogue Maintenance

Please note that due to essential maintenance, the Library Catalogue will not be available to users at the following times:

Mon 6th June: (3 - 4pm)

Mon 13th June: (2pm onwards)

Tue 14th June: (all day)

This means that you will be unable to borrow or renew books during these times, and will be unable to access your account.

We will attempt to minimise disruption by ensuring that no books are due for return on 13th / 14th June. Users will be able to borrow books for the summer period from the following dates:

Mon 23rd May: (3 week loans)

Mon 6th June: (1 week loans)

Online Journals for Sport Therapy

You’ll be pleased to hear that online access to full text articles in Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is now available via Athens and the Ovid database.

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research includes access to back issues starting 1987 and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise has access to back issues starting 1980. There is also access to Medicine & Science in Sports from 1969-1979.

Vidal Sassoon
Another Vidal Sassoon related link for you. The hairdressing legend appeared on the BBC 2 Something for the Weekend programme on 8th May, so you can catch up on this using the BBC iplayer link

New Books in Stock at Richmond House
There are now copies of The Complete Nail Technician (new 3rd. edition) Newman,

and a copy of The cutting edge :50 years of British fashion 1947-1997, De La Haye,
in the Library.

Great British Hairdresser
If anyone has missed episodes of The Great British Hairdresser you can catch up using the 4oD link

The Nail File
Free copies of the Summer 2011 issue of the nail newspaper, The Nail File,
are now available at Richmond House Library counter. You can download a copy of the Spring 2011 issue, plus issues of Guild News, Tanning World and Irish Beauty from the BeautyServe website.

Beauty UK 2011
Just a reminder that the Beauty UK and Holistic Health trade events will be taking place at the NEC Birmingham on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th May 2011. See the event website for info.

Easter and May Day Opening Hours
Here are the Easter and May Day opening hours for Richmond House Library and Summer Row Library. Don't forget to renew any books that you have out on loan, to prevent any overdue fines when you return. Have a good holiday!

Richmond House Easter and May Day opening hours
Summer Row Easter and May Day opening hours.

Online Magazines
The e-magazine of the April 2011 issue of The Salon Magazine is now available online. A print copy is also in the Library.
Also online are the current issues of Spa Opportunities and Leisure Management.

Principles of Anatomy & Physiology- New Edition

Copies are now available of Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, (2011, 13th ed.) Tortora, at Richmond House Library. This book is published in two volumes: Vol 1 Organization, Support and Movement, and Control Systems of the Human Body & Vol 2 Maintenance and Continuity of the Human body, plus A Brief Atlas of the Skeleton, Surface Anatomy, and Selected Medical Images, so make sure you don't miss them on the shelves!

Library Questionnaire
The Library Satisfaction Questionnaire is your chance to let us know how you feel about the resources available in the Library, so don't forget to pick up a questionnaire from the counter next time you're in the Library. You will find a questionnaire at both Richmond House Library and Summer Row Library - we look forward to hearing your views!

Professional Beauty Magazine
In response to a student query, you'll be pleased to know that the April issue of Professional Beauty magazine is now available in the Library.

Better Essays Presentation
If you want to improve your essay writing skills, there are Essential Essay Workshops for Further and Higher Education students, taking place soon. If you are interested, go to Room 307, Lecture Theatre, Summer Row Building, on either Wednesday 6th April or Wednesday 13th April 4.00pm - 5.00pm or if you can't make this time there is another presentation at 5.00pm - 6.00pm.

What Next?

During the week commencing Monday April 4th University College Birmingham will be holding a series of events for students with the objective of encouraging them to consider ‘What Next’ on completion of their course.

Events during the week, run by the Careers and Employability team include:

• Presentations for International Students on Monday 4th April, 10am until 2pm

• Postgraduate Fair on Tuesday 5th April, 2pm until 5pm at Bar One, The Maltings

• Options after FE on Wednesday 6th April, 4pm until 7pm at the Cafe-5th Floor, Summer Row

• GAP/Volunteering/Summer Work Fair on Thursday 7th April, 12pm until 3pm at Bar One, The Maltings

For further information contact: Careers & Employability Centre, 7th Floor, Summer Row E-mail: jobshop@ucb.ac.uk

Compact Oxford Thesaurus for University and and College Students
Copies of the Compact Oxford Thesaurus for University and College Students are now available at Richmond House Library.

Gray's Anatomy
In response to a student request, there are now loan copies available of Gray's Anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (40th edition) at Richmond House Library. This title is on several Sports Therapy and Salon Business Management reading lists.

The Nail File
Free copies of the Spring 2011 issue of the nail newspaper, The Nail File,
are now available at Richmond House Library counter. You can download a copy of the Winter 2010 issue, plus issues of Guild News, Tanning World and Irish Beauty from the BeautyServe website.

New Books
Loan copies of the following books are now available. All titles (except the large print dictionary) are on module reading lists
How to Write a CV That Really Works, McGee.
Milady's Medispa Dictionary, Hill.
Successful Spa and Salon Management, Tezak.
Skills for Success: the personal development planning handbook, Cottrell. (new edition)
Paperback Oxford Large Print Dictionary, Pearsall

Compact English Dictionary

If you need to borrow or refer to a dictionary, there are now copies of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary for University and College Students at Richmond House Library. The dictionary includes a useful section on effective writing for college and career, such as writing CVs, job application letters and emails, reports, and essay writing and planning.

Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Spa Awards 2011
You can see which spas the readers of Condé Nast Traveller voted the best by visiting their website. The video of last year's ceremony can also be viewed. ( Photo by One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives)

Dressing Big Hair DVD
If you are looking for ideas on long hair styling, we have a new Patrick Cameron DVD, Ultraviolet: The Art of Dressing Big Hair on the display stand at Richmond House Library. Headphones are available at the Library counter, so that you can watch this DVD in the Library.

New Book at Richmond House
There is now a reference copy available at Richmond House Library (in the Careers area) of Working in Sport: how to find a sports related job in the UK or abroad

The Great British Hairdresser
Currently on television is a 10-programme series which has salon stylists competing to be crowned the Great British Hairdresser by James Brown. The winner who survives the weekly challenges that are set will be awarded the job of styling the hair of an A-list star for the cover of Glamour magazine. See the James Brown website for the trailer to the series, and other info.
The next episode is tonight 10.00pm on E4, and repeated Friday 18th 11.05pm on E4, then Saturday 19th 11.55am on Channel 4. You can also use the Channel 4, 4oD service to see episodes.

Online Reading Lists
Just a reminder that if you are looking for information in books to support study on a particular module, that you can access online reading lists via the Library online catalogue. The online catalogue can also be accessed through UCB Online from the Library tab. The reading list will give you the texts that have been recommended by the lecturer for each module, so they are well worth checking out.

The Salon Magazine
The March issue of The Salon Magazine is now available online from the magazine website. If you prefer to have a browse through the print copy, you'll find this in the Library.

New Hairdressing Books

Loan copies of the new 2011 revised 6th editions of Hairdressing: the foundations: the official guide to level 2, Palladino and Professional Hairdressing: the official guide to level 3, Green, are now available. Click on the title for info.

Connect@UCB

Don't forget that all UCB students now have access to a new service from the Library. Connect@UCB is an online help desk which you can visit to get support in finding useful information. Simply log on during the advertised hours and a member of staff will be available to help you with your enquiry - perfect if you're unable to make it into College!
The desk will initially be open each weekday from 10am - 12 noon and 2pm - 4pm

To access Connect@UCB you will first need a Wimba Pronto account - information about this software and getting a free account is available from UCB Online.

A user guide for UCBConnect is available from this link

And The Winner of the Makeup Oscar for 2011 is...

The Wolfman film has just received the Makeup Oscar award at this year's 83rd Academy Awards. To see a 'featurette' showing how Rick Baker transformed Benico del Toro into The Wolfman click here.

2011 BASES Annual Student Conference
The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) will be holding their Annual Student Conference 12 - 13th April at the University of Chester.
The theme of this year's conference is 'Integrations and Innovations: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sport and Exercise Science'.
Key features of the conference include: emphasis of the essential transfer of academic study into the 'real world' and a careers fair where you can discuss vocational opportunities with employers. See the event website for more info.

London Fashion Week 2011
London Fashion Week starts on 18th February this year, so why not have a look at the event website to see all the latest news. There is also live streaming of fashion shows, catwalk reports and you can sign up for the London Fashion Week newsletter

Kryolan Professional Make-Up
Here is a link to the Kryolan Professional Make-Up website where you can find info on products, events and other related areas in the UK and worldwide.

Connect@UCB
This semester all UCB students have access to a new service from the Library. Connect@UCB is an online help desk which you can visit to get support in finding useful information. Simply log on during the advertised hours and a member of staff will be available to help you with your enquiry - perfect if you're unable to make it into College!
The desk will initially be open each weekday from 10am - 12 noon and 2pm - 4pm

To access Connect@UCB you will first need a Wimba Pronto account - information about this software and getting a free account is available from UCB Online.

A user guide for UCBConnect is available from this link

New Make-Up Book
Copies of Makeup is Art are now available at Richmond House Library.

European Spa Convention

The European Spa Convention will be taking place 27th - 28th February 2011 at Excel, London. See the event website for more info.

International Make-Up Artist Show (IMATS)
You can see a photo gallery that includes winning designs of this year's IMATS London show at the IMATS website. Also available from the site are photo galleries featuring the Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Sydney and Los Angeles IMATS shows.

Save Our Libraries Day
If you use public libraries to borrow books to support your studying (or just to read for pleasure) you might be aware that there are proposals to close many of these around the UK. Tomorrow (Saturday 5th February) is Save Our Libraries Day, so if you are interested see info at the Voices For The Library website.

National Make-Awards

The first UK National Make-Up Awards will be taking place live on Monday 28th February 2011 at the Professional Beauty Show, which is being held in London. The judging panel is made up of top professionals from the beauty industry, and includes Daniel Sandler, Hayley Tammadon and Jackie Tyson.