Monday 30 September 2013

Mintel Market Research Reports

An online e-guide has been produced to help students get more value from Mintel. So, if you are likely to be looking for market research reports click on the link below to read all about Mintel. You can access the Mintel database via the Library portal page and the Athens resource tab.
Mintel Reports

Monday 16 September 2013

New Sports/Sports Therapy Books

There are loan copies available of the following books:
Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology (5th edition), Weinberg
The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation, Arvinen-Barrow
Sport Psychology, Tod, 
Pure Sport: Practical Sport Psychology, (2nd edition) Kremer
Inside Sport Psychology, Karageorghis, (Ebook also available)

Friday 13 September 2013

Retail Birmingham Launches Style Birmingham Live AW13



The region’s award winning fashion and shopping event, Style Birmingham Live AW13, is back on Saturday 28 September. The hosts for this year are  Birmingham born model and presenter Emma Willis and reality TV star Rylan Clark.
Tickets are now on sale for the unmissable day of fashion, beauty and shopping, which this year is centred around a stunning catwalk show at Town Hall. The city centre venue will be transformed into a ‘fashion industry’ style setting, with a show featuring the latest autumn/winter styles and collections from across the city’s top stores and centres including Bullring, Selfridges, The Mailbox, Harvey Nichols, House of Fraser and M&S.
There is a full line-up of activities and offers from around the city centre for visitors to enjoy, including ‘Style on the Side’ - a fashion themed audience Q&A with hosts Emma & Rylan following each catwalk show, plus The Show:TEN at Bullring, which will celebrate ten years of fashion and style at the heart of the city with a stunning AW13 catwalk show, as well as style events at House of Fraser, The Mailbox and many other city centre stores.


Thursday 12 September 2013

September 2013 Issue of Health Club Management Online

The digital edition of the September 2013 issue of Health Club Management is now available. From the link you can also access many other digital publications, such as Spa Business, Sports Management and Leisure Management, by using the 'More Digital Publications' drop-down menu.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Sky Ride Cycling Event in Birmingham this Weekend

Sky Ride Birmingham is a great opportunity to ride with family and friends in the city centre this Sunday, 15th September. The route opens at 10.00am and there will be lots of free things for the whole family to do on the day, so get your bikes ready and come and join in! For more information see the event website.

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Two Television Programmes of Interest

There are two television programmes of interest, showing today and tomorrow. This evening at 10:00pm on BBC2 The Culture Show features the new Library of Birmingham (well worth a visit, if you haven't already been!). The Culture Show: The People's Palace asks what role the Library of Birmingham has to play in the digital age and what it offers the city. 
Tomorrow, the last in the series of How Not to Get Old, (Channel 4 at 8.00pm), includes testing a non-invasive method of removing under-eye circles and laser treatment to smooth out a wrinkled neck.

Wednesday 4 September 2013

New Sports Management/Sports Therapy E-book

You can now access the E-book of Inside Sport Psychology, Karageorghis, from the Dawson Books database via Athens. Print copies will be available soon at Richmond House Library and Summer Row Library.

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Welcome to the Sport and Creative Services Blog

Just wanted to say a big welcome to any new or returning Further Education hairdressing and beauty therapy students. My name is Dianne Hudson and I am Subject Librarian for Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy. I will be posting details of events and other hair or beauty information via this blog. I might see you during your Library induction, but if not I look forward to seeing you when you visit the Library throughout the year.

Monday 2 September 2013

Library of Birmingham

Why not go along and have a look at the new Library of Birmingham, which is opening tomorrow. There are various events going on until the weekend too.