Gerontology and Geriatrics Collections

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

Prisca von Dorotka Bagnell