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Article databases - Best bets

Ageline This link opens in a new window
Index to social gerontology journals.
Ageline provides bibliographic citations of social gerontology journals. These include periodicals that focus on aging in psychological, health-related, and social and economic contexts. The delivery of health care to the older population and its associated costs and policies is covered as well as consumer, employment, and public policy issues. Produced by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts of journal articles in the health sciences with links to full text.
PubMed is the publicly available version of MEDLINE and combines the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database with links to the complete text of articles from leading medical journals. The database offers information related to the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences. PubMed includes citations to articles from 1966 to the present and links from citations to full-text articles from 100 journals 1990 to the present. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The major index for articles, books, chapters, dissertations, and reports in psychology. The American Psychological Association offers a YouTube playlist on using PsycINFO via EBSCOHost.
PsycINFO contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines. Some articles are available in full text. Journal coverage includes international material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals from nearly 50 countries. The historic portion of the database comes from from three sources: Psychological Abstracts (1927-1966), Psychological Bulletin (1921-1926), and all journals published by the American Psychological Association plus the American Journal of Psychology from the first issue of volume 1, number 1 in November 1887.
Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. Over 60,000 references are added annually.

PsycINFO online help:

PsycINFO Search Help/Training Center includes Search Tips and How-To's and a search guide specific to the EBSCOhost interface.
The APA also offers YouTube videos on how to use PsycINFO.

All Databases for Gerontology

Abstracts in Social Gerontology Best Bet
Index to social gerontology literature.
Ageline Best Bet
Index to social gerontology journals.
CINAHL
Index and abstracts to the literature of nursing and allied health with full text.
Current Contents Connect (at Web of Science)
Tables of contents from research journals
Data Citation Index (at Web of Science)
Access to research data sets and studies in repositories worldwide.
Family and Society Studies Worldwide
Index to articles on family science, human ecology, and human development.
Health and Medicine
Discover periodicals and reference book content designed for both nursing and allied health students as well as consumer health researchers.
MEDLINE (Clarivate/Web of Science)
Index and abstracts of journal articles in the health sciences.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Full Text (formerly Dissertation Abstracts) Featured
Dissertations and theses from academic institutions around the world, including UGA beginning with Fall 2019. Earlier UGA theses and dissertations are in the 'Electronic Theses & Dissertations' database.
ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source
Articles from journals in nursing and allied health.
PsycINFO Best Bet
The major index for articles, books, chapters, dissertations, and reports in psychology. The American Psychological Association offers a YouTube playlist on using PsycINFO via EBSCOHost.
PubMed Best Bet
Index and abstracts of journal articles in the health sciences with links to full text.
SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods (2008)
Methods, background, and examples from the field of qualitative research.
Social Services Abstracts
On research in social work, human services, and related areas.
Social Work Abstracts
Find articles related to social work theory and practice, social services, and social problems.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Index and abstracts to articles in sociology.
Sociological Abstracts
Index and abstracts to articles in sociology.

Policy briefs

Health Affairs policy briefs
Health Affairs is a peer-reviewed journal that began in 1981; among other articles, HA publishes policy briefs by discipline experts.
Code of Federal Regulations
"The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government."
American Public Health Association Reports & Issue Briefs
The APHA is a professional organization for those working in public health fields.
From Policy to Practice - The Gerontological Society of American
Another professional society - this newsletter discusses recent policies and their potential impact on delivery of care.
Health Policy in Brief - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation offers grants for health research.