Subject Resources: Gerontology
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![]() | Abstracts in Social Gerontology
Quarterly summary of current literature in social gerontology. | |||
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![]() | AGELINE
bibliographic coverage of social gerontology | |||
| SilverPlatter | 1978 to the present | ![]() | ||
| Ageline database
Open access to the bibliographic coverage of social gerontology | ||||
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![]() | BIOSIS Previews
Biological and biomedical research literature | |||
| 1955--present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Current Contents Connect
Up-to-date coverage of research-level journals in all fields. | |||
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![]() | Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, many in full-text. | |||
| 1980 -- present | ![]() | |||
| HOMER
Catalog of the Information Services Division's library materials (all libraries except Health Sciences Libraries and Law Library catalogs) | ||||
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![]() | LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
Full text business, financial, legal, medical, biographical, government and domestic and international newspaper resources. | |||
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![]() | MEDLINE( Ovid )
With USC Links to full-text journals and library catalogs. | |||
| Ovid | 1950-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | NetLibrary
Collection of full-text electronic books. | |||
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![]() | Ovid at USC
Integrated suite of biomedical databases and full-text journals | |||
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![]() | PAIS International
Indexes public affairs journals, documents, pamphlets, books and yearbooks. | |||
| 1972 to the present | ![]() | |||
![]() | ProQuest
Access databases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources. | |||
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![]() | PsycINFO
Psychology abstracts from 1887 to the present | |||
| Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) | 1887- | ![]() | ||
![]() | Social Sciences Citation Index
Citation database for the social sciences | |||
| 1965 to present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Web of Knowledge (Web of Science)
Web of Science is part of ISI's Web of Knowledge which also includes Arts & Humanties and Social Sciences citation databases. | |||
| 1900-present | ![]() | |||
eJournals | ||||
| AARP Magazine
Official journal of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). | ||||
| March/April (1998) -- present (web contents may vary from print contents) | ![]() | |||
![]() | Activities, Adaptation and Aging
Program evaluation, research, and theory in all areas of activities management with the aged. | |||
| Haworth Press | v.24 (2001) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Age and Ageing | |||
| v.28, no.1 (1999) -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Ageing and Society
Interdisciplinary journal devoted to topics related to the study of aging. | |||
| Cambridge University Press | v.17, no.1 (1997) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Ageing International
Quarterly publication of the International Federation on Aging | |||
| MetaPress | v. 25, no. 4 (2000)- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Ageing Research Reviews
Critical reviews and research findings on mechanisms of aging and age-related disease. | |||
| ScienceDirect | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 2002)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Aging and Mental Health
Biological, psychological and social aspects of aging as they relate to mental health. | |||
| v. 1, no. 1 (1997) -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Aging Male
Official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male. | |||
| MetaPress | v. 4, no. 1 (2001) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
Promotes integration of the research areas and methods in cognitive gerontology and neuropsychology. | |||
| v.7, no.1 (2000)--present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
An international journal integrating experimental, clinical, and social studies on ageing. | |||
| ScienceDirect | Vol. 20, no. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1995) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Biogerontology
Biological research of aging, health and longevity | |||
| MetaPress (Springer) | v. 1, no. 1 (2000) -- present | ![]() | ||
| BMC Geriatrics | ||||
| BioMedCentral Open Access | Vol. 1 (2001)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Canadian Journal on Aging
Quarterly publication of the Canadian Association on Gerontology | |||
| Project Muse | v. 23, no. 1 (2004) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Clinical Gerontologist
The journal of aging and mental health. | |||
| Haworth Press | v.19 (1998)-- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Death Studies
Refereed papers on loss, grief therapy, death attitudes, suicide, and death education. | |||
| Vol. 21, no.1 (Jan. 1997) -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Educational Gerontology
Original research in gerontology, adult education, and the social and behavioral sciences. | |||
| v.25, no.1 (1999) -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Experimental Aging Research
Papers on the clinical aspects of age-related diseases. | |||
| Vol. 24, No. 1 (1998) -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Experimental Gerontology
International scientific study of the biological processes of aging in plants, animals, and humans. | |||
| ScienceDirect | Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 1964) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging
A quarterly journal of the American Society on Aging. | |||
| Proquest | v.17 (1993) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Geriatric Nephrology and Urology | |||
| MetaPress-Miscellaneous publishers | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1991)-v. 9, no. 3 (Dec. 1999). | ![]() | ||
![]() | Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Source for clinical information and management advice relating to the care of older adults | |||
| Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text | Vol. 17, no. 1 (Jan/Feb. 1996)-v. 23, no. 5(Sep./Oct. 2002) | ![]() | ||
| Geriatrics
Geriatrics: Medicine for Midlife and Beyond | ||||
| Freely Accessible Science Journals See More Info for access information. | Vol. 56, no. 1 (Jan. 2001)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Gerontechnology
Official journal of the International Society for Gerontechnology | |||
| v.1 (2001)- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Gerontologist
The official journal of the Gerontological Society of America | |||
| Highwire Press | Vol. 40, no. 1 (Feb. 2000)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education
The prime source journal for those who teach others about older adults. | |||
| Haworth Press | v.22 (2002) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Gerontology: International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Gerontology
International Journal of Experimental, Clinical, and Behavioural Gerontology | |||
| v.42, no.1 (1996) -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Hallym International Journal of Aging
Gerontological research, policies and programs in different countries | |||
| v. 2, no. 2 (2000) -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Health Affairs (Project Hope)
Focuses on important aspects of health policy and managed care | |||
| First Search (OCLC) | Vol. 17, no. 1 (Spring 1998)-v. 22, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2003) | ![]() | ||
![]() | Home Health Care Services Quarterly
health care financing, evaluation of services, organization of services, and public policy issues | |||
| Haworth Press | v.18, 2001 - | ![]() | ||
![]() | Human Development | |||
| Karger Online | Vol. 41, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1998)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | International Journal of Aging and Human Development
A journal of psychosocial gerontology | |||
| MetaPress | v. 49, no. 1 (1999) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Causes, treatment and care of all forms of mental disorder affecting the elderly | |||
| Wiley Interscience | Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 1996)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | International Social Security Review
Quarterly publication in the field of social security. | |||
| First Search (OCLC) | v. 51 (1997)-- 2005 | ![]() | ||
| Internet Journal of Mental Health
Online journal that accepts submissions with a broadly defined definition of mental health. | ||||
| Directory of Open Access Journals | 2001 -- Present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Adult Development
Interdisciplinary studies of adults across the life span. | |||
| MetaPress (Springer) | v. 5, no. 1 (1998) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Aging and Health
Covers social and behavioural factors relating to ageing and health. | |||
![]() | First Search (OCLC) | Vol. 11, no.1 (Feb. 1999)-v. 16, no. 5 (Nov. 2004) | ![]() | |
![]() | Sage | Vol. 11, no. 1 (Feb. 1999)-present | ![]() | |
![]() | Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Analysis, argument, research, and advocacy of social policy as it affects the aging population. | |||
| Haworth Press | v.10 (1999)- | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Aging Studies
Social and behavioral aspects of aging studies | |||
| ScienceDirect | v. 9 (1995) -- 2003 | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Comparative studies of aging throughout the world | |||
| MetaPress (Springer) | v. 12, no. 1 (1997) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect
Study of causes, treatment, effects, and prevention of the mistreatment of older people | |||
| Haworth Press | v.5 - v.14 1993-2003 | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology | |||
| Sage | v. 16, no. 1 (2003) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Social work practice, theory, administration and consultation in the field of aging | |||
| Haworth Press | v.30, iss 3/4 (2-1999) - present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Housing for the Elderly
Research in the housing and aging field | |||
| Haworth Press | v.10 (1993) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Neuroscience
Papers on a broad range of topics pertaining to the nervous system | |||
| Vol. 1, no. 1 (1981)--present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly
Highly regarded professional journal studies the growing elderly population from the standpoint of nutrition. | |||
| Haworth Press | v.21 (2001) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Religious Gerontology
Theory and applied research on the role of religion and aging | |||
| Haworth Press | v.13 (2001)- | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Women & Aging
Information on the social, psychological, and health care needs of women as they age | |||
| Haworth Press | Vol. 11, no. 1-4 (1999) & v. 14, no. 1 (2002)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences | |||
| Highwire Press | Vol. 55A, no. 1 (Jan. 2000)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | |||
| Highwire Press | Vol. 55B, no. 1 (Jan. 2000)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Maturitas
Information about changes as related to the climacteric in aging men and women. | |||
| ScienceDirect | Vol. 21, no. 1 (Jan. 1995) - present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Includes research papers, review and theoretical articles on ageing or developmental mechanisms. | |||
| ScienceDirect | v. 1, no. 1 (1972) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Milbank Quarterly | |||
| First Search (OCLC) | v. 76, no.1 (1998) -- 2005 | ![]() | ||
![]() | Nature
Multidisciplinary scientific journal | |||
| Nature Journals Online | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 4, 1869)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Omega: The journal of death and dying
An official journal of the Association for Death Education and Counseling | |||
| MetaPress | v1 (1970) -- present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics
Emerging trends in the clinical management of geriatric patients. | |||
| Haworth Press | v.16 (1999)-- present | ![]() | ||
| Provider
A monthly publication of the American Health Care Association | ||||
| 2002 -- present | ![]() | |||
![]() | Research on Aging
Interdisciplinary research in the field of social gerontology | |||
![]() | First Search (OCLC) | v. 21. no. 1 (1999) -- present | ![]() | |
![]() | Sage | v. 21, no. 1 (1999)-- present | ![]() | |
![]() | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology
Clinical practice in the health care of the elderly. | |||
| Cambridge University Press | Vol. 7, no. 1 (Jan. 1997)-v. 16, no. 4 (Nov. 2006) | ![]() | ||
![]() | Science (Washington, D.C.)
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![]() | JSTOR | Vol. 1 (1883)-v. 23 (1894); New Series: Vol. 1 no. 1 (Jan. 4, 1895)-v.286, no. 5449 (Dec. 1999) | ![]() | |
![]() | Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text | Vol. 259, no 5091 (Jan. 1, 1993)-v. 306, no. 5698 (Nov. 5, 2004) | ![]() | |
![]() | Highwire Press | Vol. 274, no. 5285 (Oct. 11, 1996)-present | ![]() | |
![]() | Science of Aging Knowledge Environment (SAGE KE) | |||
| Sage | Vol. 1 (Oct. 3, 2001)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Themed articles dealing with questions of gerontology, biology, and basic research of the aging process | |||
| MetaPress (Springer) | v. 31, no. 1 (1998) -- present | ![]() | ||
eBooks | ||||
| Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Addresses the many complications, nuances, and differences in caring for older persons. | ||||
| Second edition, 1995 | ![]() | |||
![]() | NetLibrary Collection
Collection of full-text electronic books. | |||
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Web Sites | ||||
| Internet Resources on Aging
Topics include genealogy, computers and technology, Medicare and Social Security information. | ||||
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| Policy Brief Series
Collection of essays on current public policy issues in aging, health, income security, metropolitan studies and related research. | ||||
| 1994 -- present | ![]() | |||

