Gerontology Subject Guide

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To locate articles in Gerontology, the following indexes, electronic journals, full text resources and databases should prove helpful.

AgeLine open access Index to articles on aging available through the AARP. AgeLine will show information about an article, book or report on aging for free, but you have to pay to see an abstract. You will have to use the WMU Library Catalog and Journal Finder to get the actual article or book, if we have it, otherwise use Interlibrary Loan. Coverage from 1978 to present.

PsycINFO restricted Psychological Abstracts BF 1 .P65 (General Stacks)
Covers world-wide literature in psychology and related disciplines. Journal articles, technical reports, books, book chapters, and dissertations are included. Coverage: 1887-present. Updated weekly.
Use the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms for subject words: BF1 .P65x 2007 (Education Lib. and Waldo Ref.)

Abstracts in Social Gerontology
formerly Current Literature on Aging.
Waldo Library, Reference. Call number Z7164.O4C8x

Sociological Abstracts restricted Indexes an international selection of publications in sociology and related disciplines from over 1,800 journals, serials, books, conference papers, and dissertations. Indexing and abstracting from 1952, and cited references with links from 2001. Updated monthly.

Social Sciences Abstracts restricted Indexes over 600 periodicals in anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, feminist studies, geography, human services, international relations, law and criminology, police science, political science, population studies, psychology, public administration, public health, social work, sociology, urban studies, and related social science subjects. Coverage: indexing from 1983 and abstracts from 1994. Updated weekly.
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Social Work Abstracts restricted Index of over 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers, the database provides indexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work, such as therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, civil and legal rights, and more.
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Print: HV 1 .N3x (Ref) 1977-1993

Medline (FirstSearch) restricted The major index to medical research, from clinical medicine to cellular and biomolecular biology. Produced by the US National Library of Medicine. Coverage: 1965 - present. Updated daily.

  • RefWorks Info: Medline will export marked citations directly into your RefWorks account. (You will be prompted to login.)


PubMed open access Is the National Library of Medicine's interface for searching MEDLINE, the major index to medical research, from clinical medicine to cellular and biomolecular biology.  Free citations and abstracts, limited full text. Coverage: 1966 - present. Updated weekly.

Tips for using PubMed effectively are found in the NLM PubMed tutorial and UFL PubMed tutorial.



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MedscapeOne time registration required. Free access to Medline, and access to full-text medical articles.

List of Journals Indexed for Medline
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