Aging & Gerontology: Reference Works

Why Reference Works?

Scholarly reference works are useful for the following:

Reference works are good starting points for research, but are rarely cited in research as secondary sources.

Sage eReference
Contains full text encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities. Search by keyword or browse by topic.
Oxford Reference Online
Contains full text subject encyclopedias, reference works, dictionaries, and handbooks in all disciplines.
Oxford Handbooks Online
Contains full text Oxford University Press handbooks on topics in the fields of business, management, philosophy, political science, and religion. Handbooks provide overview, background, historical synthesis and reference lists.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Portland State University Library Content)
Features full text scholarly encyclopedias and reference works. This expanded collection of the Oregon Gale Virtual Statewide Reference Library includes Portland State University purchased titles. Some additional content may be freely available during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Encyclopedia of Health and Aging (ebook) by Kyriakos S. Markides (Editor)
Call Number: RA777.6 .E534 2007
Publication Date: 2007-04-13
Aging by Elizabeth Vierck; Kris Hodges
Call Number: RA564.8 .V54 2003 -- 5th Floor
Publication Date: 2003-03-30
The International Handbook on Aging by Suzanne R. Kunkel (Editor); Erdman B. Palmore (Editor); Frank Whittington (Editor)
Call Number: HQ1061 .I535 2009 -- 3rd Floor
Publication Date: 2009-09-01
Encyclopedia of Aging (ebook) by Richard Schulz
Publication Date: 2006-02-01
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences (ebook) by Robert H. Binstock (Editor); Linda K. George (Editor); Stephen J. Cutler (Editor); Jon Hendricks (Editor); James H. Schulz (Editor)
Publication Date: 2005-12-20
Aging in America A to Z by Adriel Bettelheim
Call Number: HQ1064 .U5 B379 2001 -- 3rd Floor
Publication Date: 2001-05-01