Starting
Points: Guide to Seniors Resources |
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REFERENCE BOOKS -
Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be
checked out. |
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CIRCULATING BOOKS |
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305.26 Fri |
Earth’s Elders: The
Wisdom of the World’s Oldest People |
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305.26 Mil
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The Savvy Senior: The
Ultimate Guide to Health, Family, and Finances for Senior
Citizens |
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305.26 Sch |
From
Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older |
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306.874 Sat |
Doing
the Right Thing: Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents Even if
They Didn’t Take Care of You. |
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362.6 Del |
Caring for
your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide |
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362.6 Smi |
Susie and Herman |
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362.6
Tho |
God Knows Caregiving Can
Pull You Apart : 12 Ways to Keep it All Together |
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612.67 Wil |
The
American Geriatric Society’s Complete Guide to Aging and
Health |
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612.68
Ols |
The Quest
for Immortality – Science at the Frontier of Aging |
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612.68 Sma |
The Longevity
Bible |
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613 Nul |
Gary Null’s Power Aging |
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613.7046 Ros |
Yoga for
50+ |
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823 Murdoch |
Iris and
her Friends – A Memoir of Memory and Desire |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
305, 362, 612, 613 |
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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’s online catalog from the Library or home by
going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog.
Good
subjects heading for this topic are aging; gerontology;
longevity; and older people. |
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eBOOKS
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library offers, located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. See a reference librarian for more details.
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FINDING ARTICLES
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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.
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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 on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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Page maintained by Courtney Moore -
cmoore@wppl.org
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Updated:
December 11, 2007 Copyright (C) 2008 Winter Park Public Library. All rights reserved.
Winter Park Public Library -- 460 E. New England Ave.-- Winter Park, FL 32789 -- (407) 623-3300. |
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