Collaboratories: Information about places for groups to study in the library
Specialized books such as the following titles can provide background information on your topic or help you with definitions of words you may not understand. Bibliographies at the end of each article may refer you to other useful sources.
Dictionary of Gerontology
Diana K. Harris, ed., 1988
Location: ref HQ1061 .H338
Encyclopedia
of Aging
David J. Ekerdt, ed. 2002. 4 vol.
Also in print. Location: ref HQ 1061 .E534
Encyclopedia of Gerontology
James E. Birren, 2nd ed., 2007. 2 vol.
Location: RC952.5 .E58
The Graying of America: An
encyclopedia of aging, health, mind, and behavior
Kausler and Kausler, ed. 2nd ed. 2001
Location: ref HQ1064 .U5 K39
Encyclopedia of Aging:
a comprehensive resource in gerontology and geriatrics
Richard Schulz, ed., 4th ed, 2006. 2 vol.
Location: ref HQ1061 .E53
Databases are online subject guides to magazines, journals, newspapers, and other materials. For more choices than those listed below, go to the University Libraries home page, then click on Databases. Click on the starting letter of the database or click on a department name.
Tips:
-When searching your topic remember to try a variety of subject headings for the same concept.
-Click here for tips on using the search connectors AND, OR, and NOT in your search strategy.
-What Are Scholarly Journals? Click on this line for further information.Primary vs. Secondary Sources (U. of Calif. at Berkeley website with definitions, examples)
Primary vs. Secondary Sources (Bowling Green State U. website with definitions, examples)
REMEMBER: To get to the full text of the journal article you must go through the Library's web pages. We have paid for access to the journals. You cannot go to the publisher's page to get an article. Use Journal Finder if you have the name of the journal.
This is a cluster of over a dozen databases from the same vendor (publisher). Depending on your topic you may want to choose one or more of these such as those databases listed immediately below. Just check the box in front of each database name you want to include. Then click on the box saying "Continue."
- Covers the study of aging in psychological, health-related, social, & economic contexts.
- Topics include theories of aging, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, elder care, Alzheimer's, health care costs and policies, financial and retirement planning, fitness, nutrition, and more.
- Indexes/abstracts journal articles, books and book chapters, government documents, and reports.
- No full text.
- 1978 to present.
- Abstracts for over 8,000 scholarly journals, more than half of them full-text and most peer-reviewed, covering the social sciences including sociology, psychology, family studies and gerontology.
- Eight major gerontology journals are available in full-text.
- Dates of coverage vary by title; full text mainly from 1990 with 100 titles back to 1975.
Health Source, Nursing/Academic Edition
- Provides full text for approx. 600 scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also contains indexing and abstracts for an additional 250 journals.
- 1984 to present but varies by title
CINAHL which is the nursing and allied health database for topics such as patient care, long-term care, etc.
ERIC for educational topics such as continuing education.
Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)
Humanities and Social Science Retrospective
SocIndex with Full Text (SIFT) (EBSCO)
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Looking for the full text of the article? Go to Journal Finder and enter the name of the journal. Instructions are below.
Abstracts in Social Gerontology (formerly Current Literature on Aging)
APA, MLA, Turabian Style Information
Example:
Electronic copy of a (fictitious) article retrieved from a database such as InfoTrac, Science Direct, ProQuest, or Academic Search:
Smith,
W. C., Jones, M. A., Cramer, S. H., Gaines, E. D., & White, L.A. (1993).
Role of early
supervisory experience in supervisor
performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78 (5), 443-449.
Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycARTICLES
database.
**Remember to cite the source where you actually found the text of the article, not the database you used to find the citation**
Government
Information on Aging--U.S. and N.C. Resources on Aging
Federal, state, and local websites with a variety of information for
the elderly and for those working with them. Covers topics from Alzheimer's
Disease to Medicaid to contact information for local agencies offering assistance.
National
Institute on Aging
Part of the National Institutes of Health this agency seeks to provide
leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination,
and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Free, online publications
include topics such as alcohol abuse, older drivers, safety, and crimes against
the elderly.
UNC
Institute on Aging
Established in February 2000, the UNC Institute on Aging Information
Center is a central source of aging-related information in North Carolina.
The Information Center's resources are available to researchers, health professionals,
government officials, and others across the state. They have a specialized
library of resources and can provide assistance to those seeking information
about aging.
U.S.
Administration on Aging
Excellent web site from the federal agency responsible for disseminating information
for and about the elderly. Check out the sections labeled Press Room, Statistics,
Fact Sheets and so on for full text documents from helpful hints to agency
budgets to the text of laws affecting seniors.
Alzheimer
Research Forum
The Alzheimer Research Forum, an independent, non-profit organization, is
a "scientific community dedicated to understanding Alzheimer's disease
and related disorders." The site includes up-to-date information in the
form of research news, papers of the week, journal article abstracts, expert
commentaries, job and grant resources, drug and conference news, and more.
Alzheimer's
Association
This is the largest national voluntary health organization supporting
Alzheimer's research and care. On this site you will find information about
the disease, the Association's programs and services, and their advocacy efforts.
Healthfinder
Healthfinder is a four-part free guide to reliable consumer health and human
services information, developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses,
databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government
agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information
for the public. An excellent starting point for locating information.
Interlibrary
Loan
Borrowing Materials from UNCG or other
libraries
Photocopying
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Author: Nancy
Ryckman
Gerontology Librarian