May Day Bank Holiday

Please note that both Summer Row Library and Richmond House Library will be closed on Monday 5th May for the May Day Bank Holiday, and reopen on Tuesday 6th May.

New Sport Ethics and Styling for Photography Books

Loan copies of the following books are now available.
Creative 52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio, Adler. 
Ethics and Morality in Sport Management, DeSensi.

Camexpo 2014

Camexpo is the only dedicated event for the complementary, natural and integrated healthcare sector in the UK. New for 2014, is the Business Clinic, in partnership with Holistic Therapist Magazine.There will be small, focused sessions looking at the latest challenges affecting businesses within the natural and integrated health sector. The event will be taking place on Saturday 4th October and Sunday 5th October at Olympia in London.

Afro Hair & Beauty Live

Afro Hair and Beauty Live 2014 will be taking place in London, at the Business Design Centre, on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th May (Spring Bank Holiday Monday). The event will feature stage shows, seminars/workshops, competitions and exhibitors. If you book in advance online you will save £2, paying £10.00 instead of £12.00 on the door.

BeautyUK, HairUK, NailsUK & Holistic Health Show 2014

Visit the NEC on Sunday 18th or Monday 19th May to see the BeautyUK trade show, taking place alongside NailsUK, HairUK,and Holistic Health. This is a trade-only event open to Salon Owners and Managers, Qualified Hairdressers and Barbers, Therapists, Nail Technicians, College Buyers, Educators and Final Year Students. You can get a free entry ticket to see all four shows when you register in advance, saving you the price of a student ticket which will be £10 on the day. New for 2014, is the National Make-up Artist Awards, which is supported by the National Association of Screen Make-up Artists and Hairdressers (NASMAH), and is taking place as part of BeautyUK on Monday 19th May. See here for the floor plan of the event.

New Hair Website

Have a look at the new Layered Online website for hair news, reviews, how-to's, and product information. You can also sign up to The Layered Update to get offers, news, completions and more sent to your inbox.

London Marathon 2014

The 2014 London Marathon will be taking place on Sunday 13th April. See the event website for more information and the latest news.

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier

A new fashion exhibition has just started at the Barbican in London. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk will be running until the 25th August 2014 and student tickets cost £9.00. See here for a description of the event and to see a short video of Jean Paul Gaultier talking about why he chose the Barbican for the exhibition and to see some of his designs.

Masterclass in Art and Nail Design

There is a Sam Biddle  roadshow nail masterclass taking place this Sunday, 13th April, 10am- 4pm in Birmingham at The Holiday Inn, Smallbrook Queensway. The cost is £20.00, but the ticket price is redeemable against purchases made on the day. The workshop includes demos, practicals and product offers. See the event website for more details.

The Salon Magazine New Website

See the brand new website for The Salon Magazine to read all the latest news for the hair and beauty industry and to access the new April 2014 issue online. You can also access online back issues of The Salon from the website.

New Biomechanics Book

We have just added a new book to our collection- Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System, Nordin. See the link for details.

New Olympic Ebook

If you are looking for information on the Olympics, you can now access the Ebook of The Palgrave

Handbook of Olympic Studies, Lenskyj, through the Dawson Books database via the E-Resources link on the library portal page. This book is also on the module reading list for Sports Planning you can also access the Ebook though the online reading list link.

Library Opening Hours for Easter

 For anyone planning to do some studying over the Easter break here are the opening hours for Summer Row Library and Richmond House Library. Don't forget that you can access the Library online resources from home when we are closed.

Summer Row

Mon 14th - Thu 17th  9.00am - 7.00pm

Fri 18th - Tue 22nd   Closed

Wed 23rd - Fri 25th  9.00am - 7.00pm

Sat 26th                  9.00am - 5.00pm

Sun 27th                 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Richmond House

Mon 14th - Thu 17th  9.00am - 4.00pm

Fri 18th - Tue 22nd   Closed

Wed 23rd - Fri 25th  9.00am - 4.00pm

Both sites return to normal hours from Mon 28th April.

The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014

The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014 exhibition will be taking place from 5th April - 27th July 2014 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, (V&A), in London. The exhibition will be a comprehensive look at Italian Fashion from the end of the Second World War to the present day. The story will be explored through the key individuals and organisations that have contributed to Italy's reputation for quality and style. There are various events taking place, click here to see what they are. If you want to see what it takes to put on this major exhibition you can look behind the scenes here . You might also like to have a look at the V&A website for general interest.

New Sports Therapy Journal

A new Sports Therapy journal, the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, is now available
through the E-Resources link on the Library portal page, and the Ovid Online database.
This journal publishes original research and reviews covering diagnostics, therapeutics, and rehabilitation in healthy and physically challenged individuals of all ages and levels of sport and exercise participation. If you click on the blue 'Journals' link on the Ovid database, you will see this journal at the top of the list. You can access articles from January 2000 up to the current issue, March 2014.

New Beauty Book

Loan copies of Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup, Hernandezz, which is on the module reading list for Historical Perspectives of Hair and Fashion, are now available.
This book has over 430 images, timelines, and detailed vintage colour palettes showing the changing definitions of beauty and documents makeup innovations (the first mascara, lipstick, eye shadow, etc.) that have evolved throughout the history of cosmetics