Guide to Sources in AGING

Journals

Journals currently received in the ALS Library, plus a few others, are listed below. Index sources follow each entry in parentheses; see database list below. Those with a bullet (·) are also available online at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/index.php?mode=J.

• Activities, adaptation & aging: the gerontological journal of activities (ASG, CAB, CINAHL, PA, SA, SP, SWA, LRT)
  Adapted physical activity quarterly (CC, PE, SA, SD, SP)
• Age and ageing
• Ageing and society
• Ageing research reviews
• Aging cell
• Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
• Biogerontology
• BMC geriatrics (BioMedCentral)
• Brown University Geropsych report
• Clinical geriatrics
• Educational gerontology
• The elder law journal
• Experimental aging research
• Experimental gerontology
• Geriatrics
• Geriatrics & aging
• Geriatrics and gerontology international
• Gerontologist (ASG)
• International journal of geriatric psychiatry
• Journal of aging and health (ASG, CC, CINAHL, PA, SA)
• Journal of aging and identity
• Journal of aging and physical activity (ASG, CC, LRT, PE, SA, SD, SP)
• Journal of aging studies (ASG, CC, LLBA, PA, SA)
• Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
• Journal of applied gerontology (ASG, CC, PA, SA)
• Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
• Journal of nutrition for the elderly
  Journal of women and aging (ASG, CC, CINAHL, SA, SWA)
• Mechanisms of ageing and development
• Neurobiology of aging
• Psychology and aging
• Research on aging
  

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KEY TO INDEX CODES

The following indexes are available in print or through the UIUC Library Gateway. If in print, Library location is indicated by the abbreviation within the parentheses. An asterisk (*) indicates that the index/database is available online via the Gateway (http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/index.php?mode=A).

• ASG -- Abstracts in Social Gerontology (online as FirstSearch or print in ALX - call number 016.3626 C9361) *
• CAB -- CAB Abstracts *
• CC -- Current Contents *
• CINAHL -- Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature *
• LLBA -- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (MDX) *
• LRT -- Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (online as CAB Abstracts or print in ALX-call number 796.05 RU1) *
• PA -- Psychological Abstracts (online as PsychInfo or print in EDX - call number 150.5 PSYA) *
• PE -- Physical Education Index (ALX, UGX - call number 016.6137 P56) *
• SA -- Sociological Abstracts (print available in EDX - call number 305 SOCAB) *
• SD -- Sport Documentation Monthly (print only in ALX - call number Q. 016.79 Sp67)
• SP -- Sport Discus *
• SWA-- Social Work Abstracts (print available in EDX - call number 361.05 SOWOA) *

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Library of Congress Subject Headings

• Aging
  
• Aged
  
• Geriatrics
  
• Gerontology
  
• Longevity
  
• Older people
  
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• Related terms:
•     Homes for the aged
  
•     Health services for the aged
  
•     Caregivers
  
•     Aging parents
  

**Consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings for further subject combinations.

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Starting Points for Research on the Internet

• 50-PLUS FITNESS ASSOCIATION
  http://www.50plus.org/
  
• AARP GUIDE TO INTERNET RESOURCES RELATED TO AGING
  http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/
  Compiled by the American Association of Retired Persons. Includes links relating to government, health, housing, law, and research. Comprehensive in scope, this site is useful for many areas of research.
• AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (AGS)
  http://www.americangeriatrics.org/
• AGING INTERNET INFORMATION NOTES
  http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes.asp
  Part of the U.S. Administration on Aging homepage. Includes over 1600 links to U.S. and International resources. These sites are organized alphabetically by subject, including health, Medicare and social security, services, and retirement communities/nursing homes.
• CHID -- COMBINED HEALTH INFORMATION DATABASES
  http://chid.nih.gob/sibfile/subfile.html
  From the National Institute of Health. Searchable Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Cancer, and other databases of use in gerontology/aging health research. Can do simple or detailed searches in individual or combined databases. Includes books, journal articles, pamphlets, and other informational formats. Updated quarterly.
• INFOAGING.ORG
  http://www.infoaging.org
  The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) offers this site, with news and research on diseases, biology, and lifestyle. Additional links to further aging information.
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
  http://www.nih.gov/nia/
  The aging research arm of the National Institutes on Health. This site includes research of the NIA, publications, and a list of sites outside the NIA conducting similar research. A list of full-text publications, both online and mail-order, can be found at http://www.niapublications.org
• THE RESOURCE DIRECTORY FOR OLDER PEOPLE
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ResourceDirectory.htm
  The Resource Directory for Older People is a cooperative effort of the NIA and the Administration on Aging (AoA). It lists Federal agencies, AoA-supported resource centers, professional societies, private groups, and volunteer programs.
  Inclusion in the directory does not imply an endorsement by NIA or AoA. The directory is searchable by state, subject area, and/or organization name.
  

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New Books on Aging / Gerontology in the ALS Library

An acquisitions list, arranged by broad subject area, is produced quarterly. It is available in print format in the ALS Library, and an electronic version, with archived past issues, is available on the ALS Library's website at, http://www.library.uiuc.edu/alx/acq.htm.

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