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Electronic Databases
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Indexes nursing and allied health articles from worldwide, scientific literature. Coverage from 1982 to present, abstracts since 1986.
ERIC via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Relevant to every segment of the educational profession including nursing. Citations and abstracts with coverage from 1966.
The FAU Libraries has also been systematically collecting Florida documents since 1966. Records for these documents can be accessed using this index.
GPO Monthly Catalog - FirstSearch
Contains more than 450,000 records for documents on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government. It covers all types of U.S. government documents, including: Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.)
Comprehensive database providing access to statistical information. The service allows users to search summaries of statistical publications from the government and private sector. Includes the American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index and the Index to International Statistics. Some full text and links to full text are available. Full text is also available in microfiche located in the FAU Libraries Microforms Room. Also includes the Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
MEDLINE via FirstSearch and PubMed from National Library of Medicine
Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. Coverage from 1966 to present.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service database)
Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public afairs. Coverage from 1972 to present.
PsycINFO contains more than 1.5 million references to journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports and dissertations dealing with mental health, neuroscience, psychology, psychometrics, and related disciplines. This resource provides links to full text dissertations within the ProQuest Digital Dissertations database.
Subject areas include addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.
Search multiple databases covering social sciences.
CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Journals
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Aging
- Call Number: HV1457 .A65
Location: Boca Raton
Generations
- Call Number: HQ1060 .G35
Location: Boca Raton
Geriatrics
- Call Number: RC966 G4
Location: Boca Raton
Gerontologist
- Call Number: HQ1060 .G4
Location: Boca Raton
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education
- Call Number: RC592.5 .G447
Location: Boca Raton
Human Development
- Call Number: QP1 .H84
Location: Boca Raton
International Journal of Aging and Human Development
- Call Number: HQ1060 .I57
Location: Boca Raton
Journal of Aging and Health
- Call Number: RA564.8 .J68
Location: Boca Raton
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Call Number: RC952 .A1A48
Location: Boca Raton
Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
- Call Number: HQ1060 .J62
Location: Boca Raton
Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
- Call Number: HQ1060 .J63
Location: Boca Raton
Research on Aging
- Call Number: HQ1060 .R38
Location: Boca Raton
How to Find Resources in the Library
Subject Sections
Subject Terms
The following is a partial list of subject headings related to aging that can be used to locate books and other items in the FAU Libraries Catalog.
- Aged
- Aged Women
- Aging
- Aging Parents
- Geriatrics
- Gerontology
- Intergenerational Relations
- Longevity
- Old Age
- Retirement
Resources By Library
Boca Raton
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Abstracts in Anthropology. v.1- 1970-.
- Call Number: REF GN1 .A15
Format: Abstracts
Anthropological Literature. v.6-10 1984-1988 (Microfiche), v.11-v.16 1989-1994.
- Call Number: REF Z5112 .A57
Format: Abstracts
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. v.22-v.40 1977-1995.
- Call Number: REF Z6675 .N7 C8
Format: Abstracts
Human Resources Abstracts. v.10-v.31 1975-1996.
- Call Number: REF Z7164 .C4 P6
Format: Abstracts
Index Medicus. v.1-v.37 1960-1996
- Call Number: REF Z6660 .C81
Format: Abstracts
Psychological Abstracts. . v.1-v.82 1927-1995.
- Call Number: REF BF1 .P65
Format: Abstracts
Sage Family Studies. v.2-v.5 1981-1984, v.10-v.13 1988-1991, v.14- 1992- (Microfiche). Electronic version available through OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online
- Call Number: REF HQ546 .S23
Format: Abstracts
Social Sciences Citation Index. 1966-1997.
- Call Number: REF Z7161 .S65
Format: Abstracts
Social Sciences Index. v.1-v.42 1953-1994, v.43:no.1-7 (1995).
- Call Number: REF AI3 .R5
Format: Abstracts
Aging Sourcebook. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1998.
- Call Number: REF HQ1064 .U5 A6365
Format: Book
Financial Resources for Older Americans: Funding and Support Services for Caregivers. Blum, Laurie. Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Pub., 1994
- Call Number: HV1450 .B55
Format: Book
Directory of Medical Rehabilitation. Baltimore, Md: HCIA Inc., 1995.
- Call Number: REF RA975.5 .R43 D5
Format: Book
Directory of Nursing Homes. Baltimore: HCIA Inc., 1995.
- Call Number: REF RA997 .A2 D52
Format: Book
Discharge Planning for the Elderly: A Guide for Nurses. New York : Springer Pub. Co., 1996.
- Call Number: REF RC954 .D55
Format: Book
Encyclopedia of Aging: A Comprehensive Resource in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2nd ed. New York: Springer Pub., 1995.
- Call Number: REF HQ1061.E5
Format: Book
Encyclopedia of Gerontology: Age, Aging and the Aged. San Diego: Academic Press, 1996
- Call Number: REF RC952.5 .E58
Format: Book
Handbook of Aging and the Family. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.
- Call Number: HQ1061 .H3353
Format: Book
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1990.
- Call Number: HQ1061 .H336
Format: Book
Handbook of Gerontological Services. 2nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990.
- Call Number: HV1461 .H34
Format: Book
Handbook of Pain and Aging. New York: Plenum Press, 1997.
- Call Number: RB127 .H3552
Format: Book
Handbook of the Biology of Aging. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1990.
- Call Number: QP86 .H35
Format: Book
Handbook of the Psychology of Aging. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1990.
- Call Number: BF784.55 .A35 H36
Format: Book
Handbook on Women and Aging. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997.
- Call Number: HQ1059.5 .U5 H36
Format: Book
International Handbook on Services for the Elderly. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
- Call Number: REF HV1451 .I547
Format: Book
Graying of America. Kausler, Donald H. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1996.
- Call Number: HQ1064 .U5 K39
Format: Book
Merck Manual of Geriatrics. 2nd ed. Whitehouse Station, N.J.: Merck Research Labs, 1995.
- Call Number: RC952.55 .M47
Format: Book
National Directory of Educational Programs in Gerontology and Geriatrics: Members of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. 5th ed. Washigton, D.C.: Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, 1991.
- Call Number: REF HQ1060 .N277
Format: Book
National Health Directory. Washington: Science and Health Publications, 1996.
- Call Number: REF RA7.5 .N37
Format: Book
Older Americans Almanac: A Reference Work on Seniors in the United States. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994.
- Call Number: REF HQ1064 .U5 O416
Format: Book
Public Welfare Directory. Chicago: American Public Welfare Assoc., 1995.
- Call Number: REF HV89 .A55
Format: Book
Florida Health Care Reference. Polangin, Richard. Tallahassee, Fla.: Health Trac Books, 1994.
- Call Number: REF RA395 .A4 F577
Format: Book
Encyclopedia of Aging and the Elderly. Roy, Frederick Hampton. New York: Facts on File, 1992.
- Call Number: REF HD1061 .R69
Format: Book
American Statistics Index. "A Comprehensive Guide to the Statistical Publications of the U.S. Government." 1960-.
- Call Number: DOC Z1223 .Z7 C55
Format: Government Documents Microform
Financial Resources for Older Americans: Funding and Support Services for Caregivers. Blum, Laurie. Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Pub., 1994.
- Call Number: HV1450 .B55
Format: Book
Population Projections by Age, Sex and Race for Florida and Its Counties 1995-2010. Gainseville, FL: University of Florida, 1996.
- Call Number: REF HB3525 .F6 S64
Format: Book
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington: G.P.O., 1925-.
- Call Number: DOC C3.134:
Format: Government Document
Statistical Handbook on Aging Americans. Phoenix, Ariz,: Oryx Press, 1994.
- Call Number: REF HQ1064 .U5 S695
Format: Book
Statistical Record of Older Americans. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994.
- Call Number: REF HQ1064 .U5 S697
Format: Book
Statistical Reference Index. "A selective guide to American statistical publications from sources other than the U.S. Government. " 1980-.
- Call Number: DOC Z7544 .U5 S852
Format: Government Documents Microform
World Population Growth and Aging: Demographic Trends in the Late Twentieth Century. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.
- Call Number: HA155 .K49
Format: Book
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. Print version of the above mentioned product, but with coverage back to the 19th century.
- Call Number: DOC GP3.8:
Format: Government Document
Jupiter
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Treasure Coast
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Selected Web Sites
Administration on Aging: Statistics on the Aging Population
Office of Policy From the Social Security Administration
About this Guide
This guide was designed by Eleanor Lomax to help identify resources on aging and related topics in the FAU Libraries. The electronic resources are available from the FAU Libraries home page by following the links entitled Indexes/ Databases or Articles. Some of these resources have full-text articles available online. To access these resources from off campus, use the Off Campus Connect (EZproxy) link and log in using your 14-digit Owl Card number and your 4-digit birth month and day in the format "MMDD." For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (561-297-3785) or send e-mail to lyref@fau.edu.
Created April 2004
