AGE 558 Perspectives on Aging: Books & eBooks

Results include both print books and ebooks, available from Portland State Library and other libraries.

If the item you’re looking for isn’t available at the PSU Library, you might see a Request from Other Libraries option that will allow you to request a physical copy or, if it's a book, a PDF of an individual chapter.  

• First, sign in to the catalog to enable the request function;
• If the item is not available from our library, you can click the Request button for the physical copy or chapter PDF under Request from Other Libraries;
• The system will automatically prioritize fastest delivery;
• When your request has been filled, you will be notified by PSU email.

If a book you need is not available from our library, you can request it using the "Request from Other Libraries" option in the catalog record.

Note that course textbooks are often not available to borrow from other libraries.    

After you find a useful book in the library catalog, look at the "Details" portion of the book's catalog entry. Here you will see "Subjects" listed, containing elated subjects that you might consider adding to your search. You can also click on a subject link in the record. Clicking on a subject such as "Older people -- Psychology" would bring up a list of all the Library's books, journals, and other resources on that topic.  

Helpful Subjects

• aging
• gerontologists
• gerontology
• longevity
• medicare
• old age
• older people
• pensions
• social security

Sometimes browsing the library stacks can help you find books you didn't even know you were looking for. The following are good areas to peruse.

• HD 6279-6283: Labor. Older workers.
• HD 7105.3-7250.9: Social Insurance. Social security. Pensions
• HQ 1060-1064: Gerontology
• HQ 1073-1073.5: Thanatology. Death. Dying.
• HV 1450-1494: Social & Public Welfare. Aged.
• RA 418-418.5: Medicine & Society
• RC 952-954.6: Geriatrics

Maps of the library are available at the 2nd floor Reference Desk, elevator lobbies, and also online.