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