A Guide to Research in Gerontology: Strategies and Resources

The multidisciplinary nature of the field of aging and the sheer volume of published material make researching and keeping current with new developments in the field quite difficult. This reference book offers comprehensive strategies for accessing information on the psychological social biological and medical aspects of aging. The types of information sources covered include: handbooks directories and encyclopedias; indexes and abstracts; agencies and other specialized sources; computerized information retrieval systems; and community resources. Current Literature on AgingThe intended audience for this work includes information specialists and professionals concerned with gerontology in all of its apsects--psychological social and medical. Persons trained in any of these disciplines will find the book readable. The use of examples from gerontological experience and literature is especially helpful. Reference Books BulletinThe expansion of the worlds older population is reflected in a tremendous increase in the literature on aging. Keeping abreast of developments in the field is made difficult not only by the sheer volume of publications but also by the multidisciplinary character of the subject. This new reference is the first to offer comprehensive strategies for retrieving gerontological research information in all the relevant disciplines. It itemizes information resources including agencies journals and secondary sources and outlines techniques for using library and computerized databases.Following a brief introduction the authors set forth step-by-step procedures for accessing gerontological materials and describe the range of available information resources in the social biological and medical sciences. Individual chapters are devoted to the use of handbooks directories and encyclopedias; indexes and abstracts journals and databases. An essential tool for information specialists this reference will prove useful to students academics and professionals in any of the disciplines concerned with psychological social biological or medical aspects of aging.