Starting Points: Guide to Seniors

Nonfiction   l  Reference  l   Periodicals  l    Additional Material  l    Web Sites
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Nonfiction - 3rd Floor  

Earth’s Elders: The Wisdom of the World’s Oldest People - 305.26 Fri 

         
The Savvy Senior: The Ultimate Guide to Health, Family,and Finances for Senior Citizens - 305.26 Mil 

        
From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older - 305.26 Sch

        
What Are Old People For?: How Elders Will Save the World: 305.26 Tho 

Doing the Right Thing: Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents Even if They Didn’t Take Care of You - 306.874 Sat 

      
Caring for your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide - 362.6 Del 

Susie and Herman - 362.6 Smi  

                                
God Knows Caregiving Can Pull You Apart : 12 Ways to Keep it All Together - 362.6 Tho 

The American Geriatric Society’s Complete Guide to Aging and Health - 612.67 Wil 

                    
The Quest for Immortality – Science at the Frontier of Aging - 612.68 Ols  

        
The Longevity Bible - 612.68  Sma 

                          
Gary Null’s Power Aging - 613 Nul 

 
Yoga for 50+ - 613.7046 Ros 

 
Reference - 1st Floor  

Encyclopedia of Aging - R 305.26 Enc  

               
Encyclopedia of Elder Care - R 362.1968 Enc 

            
Consumer Resource Guide - Florida Department of Elder Affairs - R 362.6 Con

Older Americans Information Directory - R 362.6 Old

Community Resource Directory - R 362.9759 Ora

            
Social Security Handbook - R 368.4 Soc

 
Periodicals –1^st Floor                   
 

AARP Bulletin

AARP – The Magazine

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 305.2, 362.6, 612.6
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject searches for this topic are aging; gerontology; longevity; old age; and older people.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·              The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile  - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.  Search for
       full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit the search to a certain year or even a certain
       magazine.

Web Sites

Lifestyle and General Information

   AARP                                       

   Elderhostel                               
   ElderWeb                                        
   The Senior Center                     
   Seniors-Site.com                      

   SeniorNet                                 
   Wired Seniors                          

   Yahoo Seniors Page  

              
Health/Illness

   Alzheimer's Association          
   Internet Drug Index                 
   NIH Senior Health       

Law

   Nat’l Sr Citizen Law Ctr       
   Senior Law  

Housing
   Eldercare Locator                     
   Senior Housing Net                 
   Senior Sites 

Government

  Administration on Aging           

  Fl. Dept. of Elder Affairs        
  Medicare Homepage                

  National Institute on Aging    
  Social Security  

                        
Volunteer

  Senior Corps             

                
 
**The Library also offers a collection of senior-related sites on its website.  Go to (www.wppl.org), then to Reference Resources, then Goodweb Sites, then click on Senior’s Topics.**

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