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Hairdressing: Books

A guide to information resources for hairdressing.

Getting Started

A good place to start is with your required and recommended textbooks.

Another starting point is to check out what resources and information you can access via Moodle

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UCOL Library staff can assist you if you need help getting started.

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If what you are looking for is not held by UCOL Library it can be obtained from another library via Interloan

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Required and recommended texts

Here are some of the required and recommended texts for hairdressing programmes. Click on the book to get more information.

For a complete list of required and recommended textbooks, please refer to your programme handbook. Programme handbooks can be found here.

New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support)

Recommended text

Recommended text

New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Emerging Stylist)

Recommended text

Finding resources

Use the following shelf numbers to find resources in the UCOL library.

616.546 Hair - diseases
Scalp- diseases
Hairdresssing
646.724

Hair
Hair- care and hygeine
Hairstyles

646.724

Hair
Hairdressing
Hairstyles
Hair- dyeing & bleaching
Hairstyles - history

646.74 Hairdressing- History
Hair- History
Hairdressing
646.72 Hair- removal
Skin- diseases
Hypertrichosis
Hair- removal history
Hair removal products

Use the following search terms to find relevant resources.

Hair
Hair- care & hygiene
Hair- colouring
Hairstyles
Hairdressing
History of hair