Aging & Gerontology: Reference Works
Why Reference Works?
Scholarly reference works are useful for the following:
- An overview of a topic
- Topic ideas for a paper topic or narrowing your topic
- Finding keywords for searches
- Bibliographies for further research
Reference works are good starting points for research, but are rarely cited in research as secondary sources.
Search for Reference Sources (PSU Only)
Full-Text Online Reference Databases
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Sage eReference This link opens in a new windowContains full text encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities. Search by keyword or browse by topic.
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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowContains full text subject encyclopedias, reference works, dictionaries, and handbooks in all disciplines.
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Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new windowContains 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.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (Portland State University Library Content) This link opens in a new windowFeatures full text scholarly encyclopedias and reference works. This expanded collection of the Oregon Gale Virtual Statewide Reference Library includes Portland State University purchased titles.
Reference Works on Aging
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Encyclopedia of Health and Aging (ebook) by
Call Number: RA777.6 .E534 2007Publication Date: 2007-04-13 -
Encyclopedia of Aging (ebook) by
Publication Date: 2006-02-01 -
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences (ebook) by
Publication Date: 2005-12-20 -
Aging in America A to Z by
Call Number: HQ1064 .U5 B379 2001Publication Date: 2001-05-01 -
Handbook of Families and Aging by
Call Number: HQ1061.H3353 2012ISBN: 9780313381737Publication Date: 2012-09-20 -
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