Hairdressing

Subject guide

This NSI Libraries online subject guide provides links to information available on the web. Some resources require a DET username and password. Don’t know your DET username and password? Contact your College Student Administration or your teacher.

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Subject web links

 

Associations

Professional Hairdressers Association

 

Links & portals

These sites contain comprehensive link collections and information on hairdressing and related topics.

SalonScout

Job search for hair and beauty professionals

Hair Expo Australia

Hairdressing

TAFE Studylinks

Hairstyler

Skin, hair and nails

Medline Plus: health topics (US)

Victoria University: hairdressing web resources

Includes links to suppliers

 

Directories

hairsalons.com.au

Directory of Australian hair salons

Government information

Australian apprenticeships


Australian Government - Workplace Authority

Workplace awards information

Hairdressers Act 2003

Hair and beauty awards

Health and safety guidelines for hairdressers WorkCover NSW

Office of Fair Trading, NSW

 

Related subject guides

Small business

Marketing

   eJournals, eBooks & online videos

   

eJournals

   

Freely available journals

 

EBSCOhost

Click the link of one of the selected journals or databases. Log in using your DET Username and password.

Business Source Premier

Display & design ideas

Global cosmetic industry

WWD: Women's wear daily

CINAHL
Dermatology nursing

Massage & bodywork

Harvard women's health watch

Gale Cengage Learning

Click the link to the databases or one of the selected journals. Log in using your DET Username and password.

Gale databases
Beauty biz

Hairdressers journal international

Health and beauty salon

 

eBooks

NetLibrary

Click the link of any of the examples and then click on the URL. Log in using your DET Username and password:

• Careers in cosmetology: hair stylists, makeup artists, skincare experts

      • The manager's guide to health & safety at work

Online videos

TVNews

Log in to TVNews or the following current affair videos using your DET username and password:

 

Training toolbox (Australian Flexible Learning Framework)

Cyber hair studio

Click on 'URL' at the end of the description to access this training package which contains tutorials, quizzes and resources for your course. From home log in using your DET username and password. You can view or download this resource.

A CD-ROM of the package may be available at your TAFE library.

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   Databases covering health and business subjects

While there are no specific databases on Hairdressing, you will find information on topics such as hair and skin diseases, merchandising, retail and business in these databases. For the full list of general databases and instructions go to the eResources Portal.

Name Description Access
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre - EBSCO's searchable database provides full text, and index access to many local and international magazines, newspapers and reference books. Most general subjects are covered, including business and retail. DET username and password required.

Business Source Premier (BSP)is one of the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals. Full text coverage is provided in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

DET username and password required.

CINAHL

CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 750 journals. With more than 600,000 full-text articles dating back to 1937, CINAHL Plus is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health including dermatology.

DET username and password required.

The Facts on File is a set of online reference databases. The Health Reference Centre database contains articles, illustrations and videos relating to health topics including skin and hair disorders.

Students: use your DET username and password with EDU\ in front of the username (e.g. EDU\john.smith).

Staff: use your network username and password with NSI\ in front of the username (NSI\jsmith).

Gale databases provide access to periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics. The sub-collection General OneFile includes over 6,300 full-text titles and 400 newspaper services (a total of more than 11,000 titles). Also included in the subscription is the 'General Reference Centre Gold'.

DET username and password required.

TVNews indexes and abstracts Australian news items, current affairs and documentaries from free-to-air networks since 2007. You can download video content straight to your desktop or flash drive. Most programs are available the next working day. Coverage includes: Australian story, Behind the news, 60 minutes, Four corners, Lateline and all the major news broadcasts.

DET username and password required.

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   Library catalogue

The NSW TAFE Library catalogue lists all the resources held in NSW TAFE libraries. You can search by keyword, author, title and subject and also limit searches to specific types of materials and specific college libraries. The catalogue has links to, and the addresses and contact details of, all individual NSW TAFE Libraries.

Subject headings

Catalogue links to some nursing subjects and availability through NSI Libraries are listed below. Please note: the search results are limited to items available in NSI Libraries. Do a new search if you want to find items held by your local library or to get results for all TAFE NSW Libraries.

  Barbering Haircutting
  Beauty, personal Hair -- Diseases
  Beauty shops -- Management Hairdressing
  Cosmetics Hairdressing -- Management
  Customer services Hairstyles
  Hair -- analysis Retail trade
  Hair -- Care and hygiene Small business management

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Last updated: 18.12.2009