Research by Subject: Aging Studies
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AgeLine 
Index of social gerontology: aging in psychological, health, social, economic contexts.
Academic Search Premier 
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
CINAHL
Index to articles on nursing, physical therapy, health care administration, and allied health professions; Some 1982-current.
Health Sciences: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Journals from Sage Publishing in full text covering nursing,health services & administration, child psychiatry, public health, aging and gerontology, physiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics, learning disability, health education & health promotion, and health evaluation.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Provides full-text materials, abstracts and citations to patient and consumer health information. Provides browsable access to Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Medical & Health Information Directory, Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, the USPDI, vol. 2: Advice for the Patient, and other resources.
Health source: nursing/academic edition
Full-text and abstracts for nursing and allied health; monographs on all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new drugs.
Popline 
Citations and abstracts database - covers population, family planning & related health issues.
PsycARTICLES
Full-Text of articles from APA psychology journals and selected EPF (Educational Publishing Foundation) journals. Most 1988-present.
Psychology: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Psychology journals from Sage Publishing covering Applied Psychology, Assessment, Child Development, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Family Studies, Group Work, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Neuropsychology, Personality, Psychiatry, School Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
Sociology: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Sociology journals from Sage Publishing covering Childhood, Contemporary Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Consumer Culture, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Leisure Studies, Social Theory, Sociology of Sport, and Labor Studies.
PubMed
Citations to biomedical articles from MEDLINE and additional life science journals back to the 1950s; incl. links to sites with full-text articles and other related resources. Help with searching PubMed is available here.
Note: MEDLINE is also available via EBSCO and ScienceDirect
SocINDEX with Full Text
Sociology research database; Index/abstracts for journals, books, conference papers and other sources. Searchable cited references also provided.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
Annual reviews
Reviews of biomedical, physical and social science topics published as annual journals.
BioMed Central
Full-text Biology and Medicine journals; Open Access. 100+ journals.
PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.
Center for Policy Research (Syracuse University)
Collection of essays on current public policy issues in aging, health, income security, metropolitan studies and related research.
Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
CCTR is a bibliography of controlled trials identified by contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration and others, as part of an international effort to hand search the world's journals and create an unbiased source of data for systematic reviews. CCTR includes reports published in conference proceedings and in many other sources not currently listed in MEDLINE or other bibliographic databases.
Planning for Eldercare Website
Links to online resources that focus on understanding and planning for long term care.
Ithaca College Gerontology Institute
Ithaca College Gerontology Institute newsletter.
To provide students, faculty and community members opportunities for academic and experiential education in gerontology.
Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Encyclopedia of Gerontology
Call Number: REF RC952.5 .E58 1996
Concise information about biology of aging, the psychology of aging, aging and the social sciences, health sciences, and the humanities and aging.
The Encyclopedia of aging
Call Number: REF HQ1061 .E53 2001
A comprehensive resource in gerontology and geriatrics.
Merck manual of geriatrics.
Call Number: REF RC952.55 .M47 1995
Covers the basics of geriatric care, cardiovascular, neurologic, psychiatric, and pulmonary disorders, and men's and women's health issues, the text is searchable, with results displayed in decreasing order of relevance.
Covers the basics of geriatric care, cardiovascular, neurologic, psychiatric, and pulmonary disorders, and men's and women's health issues, the text is searchable, with results displayed in decreasing order of relevance.
Handbook of Assessment in Clinical Gerontology
Call Number: REF RC 451.4.A5.H358 1999
Tools and case examples for assessing functional age, psychosocial health, comorbidity, and pathological behavior deficits.
ebrary
Over 44,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 175 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use. In order to view, copy, or print from an ebook, you must download and install the ebrary Reader plugin.
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CQ Researcher
In-depth, non-biased reports of political and social issues on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, the U.S. economy, etc.
Oxford Reference: Medicine
Contains an array of medical dictionaries.
The Gerontological Society of America
Promotes the scientific study of aging and fosters the growth and diffusion of knowledge relating to problems of aging.
American Geriatrics Society
Professional organization of health care providers dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older adults.
CQ public affairs collection
Vital issues, statistical and historical analysis, historic documents, primary source materials and a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.
Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Reviews of evidence-based health care treatment studies.
National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging
Current library of electronic data on aging in the United States.
Aging Anywhere (AARP)
A resource developed by AARP International. Features quick facts and research, and regional rnand country specific research, reports, and resources. An interactive world map serves as a rn“one-stop” international clearing house of information on aging populations.
U.S. Census Bureau
Social, demographic and economic information. Includes the American FactFinder resource.
Health and Retirement Study
Longitudinal data on the physical and mental health, insurance coverage, financial status, family support systems, labor market status, and retirement planning of Americans over 50.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Statistics on the Aging Population
Data on the population of persons 65 years or older in the United States.
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