Assignment: Conduct a survey
of cosmetology as a career using statistics to determine growth, opportunities,
types of employment and salons, earnings and demand by geographical location,
especially in Houston.
Two pieces of information important to searching
these internet sites are the SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
code for beauty shops – 7231 and the SOC code for cosmetology – 39-5012.
Lists of services in the following SIC code numbers:
Division I: ServicesMajor Group 72: Personal Services: Beauty
Shops
Occupational Outlook Handbook
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Also available
in book form in the College and Careers section. Call number
HF 5281. A1036.
Librarian Talk . . . About Finding Journal and Newspaper Articles!
Electronic databases are purchased by the libraries for your research use. To find articles in newspapers and journals, letters, reference books, illustrations, photographs and more, use your updated library card to login to the following databases. If you find an interesting article that is not full-text, please give the correct bibliographic information to our Reference Librarians and they will see that you get the article. They will need full bibliographic information - and your name and address. Send your phone number as well, so they can contact you if they need to. There is some overlap of articles in the following databases. However, we encourage you to use more than one. All are excellent sources for this topic.
HINT: For a full list of article databases, go to http://Library.LoneStar.edu and use your library card for login.
You might browse the two major cosmetology
journals in the Lone Star College-Kingwood Library:
American Salon
Modern Salon
The library also subscribes to many electronic databases which contain full text articles
from cosmetology journals.
Apply online for a library card. Use your card to:
1) Place a Hold on a book and have it sent to the library closest to you
2) Access journal and reference databases from home, and
3) Access e-Books from NetLibrary.
Online or e-Books are available at NetLibrary. Use your library card to log in.
The library catalog will locate books on cosmetology which
are generally in the T section.
Here is a selection of books owned by the Lone Star College-Kingwood Library:
TT 957.G45 2004 Getting It Right: Milady's
Survival Guide for Cosmetology Students.
RA 778.H157 2003 Healthy Beauty:
Using Nature's Secrets to Look Great and Feel Terrific
TT958.3 .P48
Milady Salon Ovations' Nail Q & A Book . Assists
in developing a career as a nail techinician by understanding the basics
of nail technology.
TT957 .C67 Milady's
Salon Solutions. Offers cosmetologists reliable technical information
pertaining to problems that occur in modern salons.
TT 957 .W54 Permanent Waves: The Making of the American Beauty
Shop. A history of the beauty shop in America.
TT 958 .D86 Adding it up: Math
for your cosmetology career. A clear, concise manual with easy-to-follow
examples designed to help develop the math skills necessary to work in cosmetology.
TT 958 .G34 Salons and Computers:
A Starter's Guide for Success. Covers practical uses of a
computer in a salon, historical information of the development of computers,
and some technical data on how computers work as well the information on
how to choose and use a computer.
TT 958. W87 Milady Salon Ovations'
The Multicultural Client: Cuts, Styles, and Chemical Services.
Discusses various multicultural markets and the hairstyle trends and retail
opportunities in those markets.
TT 958.3 .M33 Spa Manicuring
for the Salon and Spa. Has background information, procedures,
and in-salon implementation concerning the lates knowledge and skills in
manicuring.
TT 965 .E33 You and Your Clients:
Milady's Human Relations for Cosmetology. Demonstrates the
importance of proper communication with clients and gives concrete methods
of bettering communication skills.
Books on cosmetology as a career, located in
the library's College/Careers Section:
TT958.M87 Planning Your Cosmetology Career
TT 958 .G363 Beauty Cultures
Careers
TT 958 .C367 Careers in Focus:
Cosmetology
TT 958 .C67 Learning Express.
The Complete Cosmetology Licensing Exam
TT 971.M553 2004 Milady's
Standard Preparing for the Practice Exam
The Internet will be a wonderful source of original documents. Browse the sites we have suggested below. Remember, you do want to find reputable sites. Look at:
Accuracy - The information should be researched and show proof that it has been.
Source - Who wrote the information? Look at the domain. .edu .gov. org .net are valid research sources.
Authority - What are the author's credentials? (Don't quote from another college freshman's paper.)
Coverage - Does the page have the information you need for your research?
Objectivity - If a work is biased, use it - just make sure your professor knows YOU know. And offer both sides of issues, where applicable.
Cosmetology Career Research 
