AGING

Subject Guide with Search Tips for Aging
Books and Media | Articles | Internet

Getting Started

These sources provide a good beginning. Some contain general discussion or an overview. This kind of background will often suggest topics, jargon, or keywords for further research.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics by Warren T. Reich, ed.
Reference San Marcos, Escondido Center QH 332 .E52 1995
This book has an introductory article on aging and the aged.

Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family by David Levinson, ed.
Reference Escondido Center HQ 9 .E52 1995
Articles in this specialized encyclopedia cover such topics as elders, widowhood, and grandparenthood.

Books and Media

Use the Library Catalog http://sirsi.palomar.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49 to find books, periodicals, and media on your topic. You can enter keywords of your own choosing, or you can identify the specific subject headings that the library catalog uses to group related materials together.

Literature and Aging: An Anthology by Martin Kohn, ed.
PS 509 .A37 L58 1992 Escondido Center CIRCULATING

The Mind by George Page
QP 376 .M55 1988 Escondido Center VIDEO CIRCULATING

Pitching In: When your Elderly Parents Need Help by Sandra B. Ross
HQ 1063.6 R6 1999 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
Escondido Center CIRCULATING

Stealing Time: The New Science of Aging by Rubin Tarrant Productions
RA 776.75 .S74 1998 Escondido Center VIDEO CIRCULATING

Young v. Old: Generational Combat in the 21^st Century by Susan A. MacManus
HQ 799.7 .M23 1996 Escondido Center CIRCULATING

Articles

Articles are usually identified by using online research databases or printed indexes. Printed indexes are especially helpful for older material. Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles can supply the latest information on a topic and often contain details not available elsewhere. NOTE: Passwords required to use off-campus http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/offcampus.htm

· EBSCOhost http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web

EBSCOhost provides access to several databases including magazine, journal and newspaper articles. For a guide on how to search EBSCOhost, go to Using EBSCOhost at http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/ebsco.htm

CQ Researcher http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher CQ Researcher consists of weekly reports on controversial issues in the news.

Internet

Basic internet Search Strategies - Use a directory, subject portal, or search engine to focus your Internet search. In addition to those listed below, find more sites on the Palomar Library Subject Links site at http://www.palomar.edu/library/subjects.htm. Information on evaluating websites can be found at http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SelfHelp.htm#websearching.

American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging http://www.aahsa.org/
American Association of Retired Persons http://www.aarp.org/
American Federation for Aging Research http://www.infoaging.org/
National Council on Aging http://www.ncoa.org/
National Senior Citizens Law Center http://www.nsclc.org/
San Diego Eldercare Directory http://eldercare.uniontrib.com/
U.S. Administration on Aging http:www.aoa.dhhs.gov

Information on Citation Styles – In order to create a bibliography for your research paper, you will need to follow the rules of a specific style. For a list of styles and information on how to use them, go to http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SubjectGuides/WritingStyles.htm.

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