1st Edition

Gerontology and Geriatrics Collections

By Lee Ash Copyright 1982

    An essential resource for any library where research on aging is conducted--a guide to important and unique holdings in the field.

    Contents Foreword
    • Introduction: A Historical Perspective
    • The Use of Gerontological Resources: A Five Year Analysis of Information Dissemination
    • Integrating Information Technology in Gerontology: The Andrus Gerontological Information Center
    • The National Gerontology Resource Center: The Public Perspective
    • Information Transfer in Gerontology and Health: A Centralized and a Decentralized Model
    • The National Archive of Computer-Readable Data on Aging
    • Information/Documentation on Aging in an International Context: An Analysis by an Information User
    • Selections of Multidisciplinary Information Sources
    • Canadian Information Resources and Services in Gerontology and Geriatrics
    • Collecting Books on Old Age
    • Books of Interest to Special Collections of All Kinds

    Biography

    Prisca von Dorotka Bagnell