Gerontological Management

Starting your Research

Starting your Research

Encyclopedias, handbooks and subject specific dictionaries will help provide useful background information, as well as terms to use when searching the databases. For example:

Novak, Mark. (2009). Issues in aging. Boston, Mass : Pearson/A&B.	Hooyman, Nancy R. & Asuman, Kiyak H. (2008). Social gerontology : a multidisciplinary perspective Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon.
Cox, H. (Ed.). (2009). Annual editions: Aging 09/10. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.	Grabinski, C. Joanne. (2007). 101 careers in gerontology. New York : Springer Pub.

A GOOGLE search can also help find background information and suggestions for more keywords.

Keywords & OPAC

Keywords & OPAC

Use OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) to find books, journal titles and audio-visual materials in the Library. When searching for information, you need to use keywords. See below for some suggestions.

Active aging	Aging	Elderly
Elderly population	Elderly leisure	Gerontology
Growing old	Illness	Older people
Older people - Life skills guides	Older people — Psychology	Retirement
Retirees - Psychology	Retirement — Planning	Retirement — Psychological aspects
Therapy

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Finding Articles Online

Finding Articles Online

The articles inside magazines, journals & periodicals are very useful sources of information. Articles are different from books because:

• they are much more up-to-date
• they are shorter (less to read!)
• they concentrate on topics or specific aspects of topics
• there are many articles being published all the time so you have more choice.

The library catalogue, OPAC, does NOT tell you what articles the Library has, only which journals or periodicals, so the easiest way to find articles is to use the online databases.

• Academic Search Premier

• Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive

• Health Source: Consumer Edition

• ProQuest Science Journals

• ScienceDirect Subject Collections

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper articles are also very useful sources of information, and can be found in the LexisNexis Academic and the Factiva databases.

• Factiva (Dow Jones)

• LexisNexis Academic

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Click here for a list of all the databases subscribed to by TP Library.

Recommended Websites

Recommended Websites

Geronotological Society of America - Geronotological Society of America, is the oldest and largest organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of ageing. This website offers links to other websites and resources related to Gerontology. A useful starting point for online research relating to the subject.

National Academy on an Aging Society - National Academy on an Aging Society is an institute that explores the opportunities and challenges of an aging population. This website features publications and articles related to Aging.

AARP - A useful resource comprising of links to more than 900 of the best websites on aging. Topics covered include death & dying, health & well-being, and medicare.

Infoaging.org - An educational website sponsored by the American Federation in Aging Research. It is dedicated to delivering the latest research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues, features and news.

Gerontological Society Singapore - The Gerontological Society Singapore was founded by a multi-disciplinary group consisting of geriatricians, psychiatrists, social scientists, physiotherapists, and other professionals. It organizes educational talks, seminars, and conferences as well as publishes newsletters and papers on Gerontological research. This website also offers useful links to other resources related to gerontology.

Council for Third Age - The Council for Third Age is an independent body that promotes active ageing to enable seniors to achieve a better quality of life in all the six dimensions of wellness – social, intellectual, physical, vocational, emotional and spiritual. Beside offering useful information and tips on active ageing, it also provides link to the Report on Ageing Population in Singapore by the Committee on Ageing Issues (CAI).

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