Aging

You can search across databases on the BU Libraries website. Recommended databases for research on older adults and gerontology include:

• Abstracts in Social Gerontology 
• CINAHL: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature 
• APA PsycInfo 
• Social Services Abstracts Social Sciences Full Text 
• Sociological Abstracts 
• Academic Search Premier 

• National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging
• Aging Stats
• Policy Map 
• Aging in the United States
• Aging/Stats : Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics
• Massachusetts Health Aging Data Report

The following list of professional organizations and associations can be resources to you. Some require membership, but these organizations often produce reports, briefings, and resources relevant to research on and relating to older adults:

• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
• American Association of Retired Persons
• American Federation for Aging Research
• American Geriatrics Society
• American Psychological Association Division 20: Adult Development and Aging
• Canadian Association on Gerontology
• Council for Jewish Elderly (Chicago, Illinois)
• Ethnic Elders Care Network
• Gay and Lesbian Association of Retiring Persons (Los Angeles)
• Gerontological Society of America
• International Federation on Aging
• LGBTQIA+ Aging Project
• National Caucus and Center on the Black Aged
• National Council on the Aging
• National Hispanic Council on Aging
• National Indian Council on Aging
• National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
• Society for Research in Adult Development