Melissa Browne
Student Services Librarian
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Consider these questions to help you focus your research:
1. TOPIC/RESEARCH QUESTION:
2. SOURCES: What types of evidence might help inform your thinking about this topic?
Types of Sources: |
Research Tool: |
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Books, E-books | UC Davis Library Catalog |
Scholarly Articles | Subscription Database(s) e.g. PsycINFO, PubMed |
Web Sources | Commercial Search Engine(s) |
3. SEARCH: What has been published in credible sources?
4. ANALYZE: It’s likely you will revise your search strategies and/or perspective on your question as you navigate the research process.
Options for focusing or expanding your search:
Use these tools to find definitions, background details and search terms to describe your topic. Leverage the bibliographies to find scholarly articles. For a more extensive listing of tools for information research in human development and gerontechnology, see the library’s Subject Guides for Psychology, Health Sciences, Sociology or Computer Engineering.
If you are off campus, make sure you download and launch the VPN
Nancy A. Pachana (Ed.)
Publication Info: 2017
Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros, Athanase Benetos, Jean-Marie Robine (Eds.)
Publication Info: 2019
David Burdick and Sunkyo Kwon (Eds.)
Publication Info: 2004
Sunkyo Kwon (Ed.)
Call #: Shields Library General Collection RC952.5 .G47 2017
Publication Info: 2017
“The MIT AgeLab is a multidisciplinary research program that works with business, government, and NGOs to improve the quality of life of older people and those who care for them.”
“Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. “
Given the interdisciplinary nature of the field, you’ll likely need to explore multiple search tools to find relevant sources that inform your thinking about your research question.
Search Terms
gerontechnology or gerotechnology or geroscience
Journals to Browse
Use the UC Davis Library Catalog to search for books.
Subject Searches: