EDHD 630: Cognitive Processes and Aging

Professor Dr. Elizabeth Robertson-Tchabo
Web Page created by Paula Hayes, UM Libraries

The University of Maryland Libraries have many resources that will help with the research for your EDHD 630 project. If you need additional information, please talk with a reference librarian at McKeldin Library's Service Plus Information Desk or contact Paula Hayes, Education Librarian.

Table of Contents

• STEP ONE: Finding background information, research reviews and further readings
• STEP TWO: Finding books in the UM Libraries
• STEP THREE: Using databases to find jounal articles
• STEP FOUR: Properly using citations

STEP ONE: Finding background information, research reviews and further readings

It is useful when beginning your research to first consult reference sources that will give you an introduction to your topic and provide background information, historical context, examples of application, reviews of major research, and a bibliography of suggestions for further reading. The following selected list of handbooks and encyclopedias will provide you with information related to aging or cognition. Most are located in the reference collection on the first floor of McKeldin Library, but a few are in the McKeldin Stacks.

• Bengtson, Vern L., and K. Warner Schaie, eds. Handbook of theories of aging. New York, NY: Springer Pub. Co., 1999.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1061.H3366 1999
  This multi-disciplinary work examines current theories of aging.
  


• Birren, James E., and K. Warner Schaie. Handbook of the psychology of aging. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1996.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: BF724.55.A35H36 1996
  Considered a classic, providing comprehensive and authoritative information to the numerous, expanding range of issues in this field.
  


• Birren, James E., R. Bruce Sloane, and Gene D. Cohen. Handbook of mental health and aging. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1992.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: RC451.4.A5H38 1992
  A comprehensive (thirty-three chapters) handbook for mental health professionals, researchers, and advanced students. Covers broad range of topics, including psychopathology and psychological assessment.
  


• Blank, Thomas O., ed. Topics in gerontology: selected annotated bibliographies. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993.
  LOCATION: MCKKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1061. T66 1993
  A bibliography for both students and professionals, it deals with social, behavioral, and biological areas of gerontology.
  


• Dalgleish, Tim and Power, Mick, eds. Handbook of cognition and emotion. New York: Wiley, 1999.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: BR531.H314
  


• Durso, Francis, ed. Handbook of applied cognition. New York: Wiley, 1999.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: BR201.H36 1999
  


• Folts, W. Edward, et. al. Aging well: a selected, annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.
  LOCATION: MCKKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1061.A53 1995
  A bibliography of literature and research based on the concept of "aging well"-- i.e., literature about normal aging--and thus based on the positive aspects of growing old as opposed to the more usual negative perception of aging being comprised of problems. "Psychological Aging" is one of the general topics covered.
  


• Hayslip, Bert, Jr., Heather L. Servaty, and Amie S. Ward, comps. Psychology of aging: an annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: BF724.8.H39 1995
  Part of Greenwood Press' series of "Bibliographies and Indexes in Gerontology," this particular volume focuses on the psychology of aging, further breaking down the subject into fourteen topics/chapters.
  


• Hersen, Michel and Vincent B. Van Hasselt, eds. Handbook of clinical geropsychology. New York, NY : Plenum Press, 1998.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: RC451.4.A5H356 1998
  A handbook comprised of essays that detail a wide range of psychological issues that pertain to older adults.
  


• Kausler, Barry C., and Donald H. Kausler, eds. The graying of America: an encyclopedia of aging, health, mind and behavior. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1064.U5 K39 2001
  470 entries in an encyclopedia with the purpose of increasing understanding of aging populations.
  


• Maddox, George L, ed. The encyclopedia of aging. New York, NY: Springer, 1995.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1061.E53 1995
  Outstanding multi-disciplinary one-volume encyclopedia on aging. Comprised of authoritative signed articles, and concludes with a 130 page bibliography.
  


• Masoro, Edward et. al., eds. Handbook of the biology of aging. 5th ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: QP86.H35 2001
  


• Mosher, Ralph et.al. (eds.)Human development across the life span: educational and psychological applications. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1999.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: BF713.H835
  


• Roy, Frederick Hampton, ed. The encyclopedia of aging and the elderly. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1061.R69 1992
  Another multidisciplinary one-volume encyclopedia on aging.
  


• Thompson, Edward H., ed. Men and aging; a selected, annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1061 .T56 1996
  Annotated bibliography of research that focuses on older men.
  


• Vierck, Elizabeth, ed. Fact book on aging. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1900.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1064.U5 1990
  


• Wheeler, Helen Rippier. Women and aging; a guide to the literature. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1064.U5W54 1997
  This bibliographic tool cites social sciences and humanities works, including dissertations, which deal with those aging issues that uniquely affect women.
  


• Wilson, Robert and Keil, Frank, eds. The MIT encyclopedia of the cognitive sciences. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: BF311.M556
  


• Zito, Dorothea R., and George V. Zito, eds. A guide to research in gerontology: strategies and resources. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1988.
  LOCATION: MCKELDIN REFERENCE STACKS
  CALL NUMBER: HQ1061.Z57 1988
  A guide to resources and research in the various disciplines, including psychology, that comprise gerontology.
  

STEP TWO: Finding Books in the UM Libraries

Search the UM Libraries catalog, for books and other materials such as documents and videos available through the UM Libraries.
Start with a "words anywhere" search.
Also try to find books using the "subject beginning with." A possible broad subject heading is cognition in old age. You can also search using subjects you have identified through your word search. Additional information about how to use the Catalog is available in an online Catalog Guide.
You may request material not owned in the University of Maryland system through Interlibrary Loan.

STEP THREE: Using databases to find jounal articles

To do a thorough and up-to-date job researching your topic you will have to find relevant journal articles. Databases are the best resources to use to identify articles published in journals. The UM Libraries subscribe to several hundred databases, which are accessible via the Libraries' homepage. The following databases are most relevant to the kinds of topics you will need to do research in this course.

IMPORTANT: To access the following databases from off campus, you must either use your WAM account to dial into the campus network or go through ResearchPort.

• Academic Search Premier
  Information about articles from 3000 general, humanities, social science, and science periodicals, including over 1700 peer-reviewed journals. About one-third of the articles are available fulltext.
  
  
• Ageline (1978- )
  Citations and abstracts to the literature of middle age and aging. Includes original abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, and research reports on various aging-related topics which include the social sciences, health and health care, consumer/personal and service issues. International coverage with most documents in English.
  

• Digital Dissertations
  Information on U.S. and some non-U.S. dissertations. Since 1997 the full text of Univ. of Md. dissertations and 24-page previews of dissertations from other institutions are included.

• ERIC. 1966-
  LOCATIONS: NETWRK WWW
  The ERIC system, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, indexes approximately 750 professional journals in education and related fields (indicated by EJ numbers.) It also indexes unpublished research reports, conference papers and other education related documents (indicated by ED numbers. Most ERIC ED documents are availble on microfiche and are housed in McKeldin Library Periodicals Room. From 1993 on ERIC documents from are available through E*Subscribe, a full-text database. The Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (MCK REF Z695.1.E3E34) identifies subject terms used in the CIJE and other ERIC publications. An online ERIC thesaurus is part of the database.
• Family & Society Studies Worldwide
  LOCATION: NETWRK WWW (Access through the "Databases" option on the University of Maryland Libraries' Home Page.)(Click on "Subscribers.")
  Electronic version of Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature and the Australian Family Database. Abstracts from 2000+ journals, books, conference papers and government reports from 1970 to the present.
  
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
  LOCATION: NETWRK WWW
  Provides access to nearly 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on medical and nursing disciplines; also provides basic citation and abstract information from over 500 additional medical and nursing journals. Journals in speech, language, and hearing, including augmentative and alternative communication, are included.
• PsycINFO
  This is the most comprehensive index in psychology and related fields. It provides citations and abstracts to journal articles, book chapters and books, technical reports, and dissertations. PsycInfo covers materials from 1887 to the present.
  

  PubMed (Free Access)
  PubMed (National Library of Medicine) includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's; citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals; PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

• Social Sciences Citation Index. 1976- .
  LOCATION: NETWRK WWW
  Provides author and keyword access to about 4,700 journals and several monographic series. Use this database to find out if a particular author/article has been cited in later publications.

STEP FOUR: Properly Using Citations

• Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper

• The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
  This is a style manual for manuscript preparation that is used by scholars both in and outside of the field of psychology. Though the Manual is not available electronically, the "APA Style Resources" page on Psych Web provides links to a number of guides and Web pages that provide writing tips and suggestions for its application.
  
  At McKeldin Library, this APA manual is available in the stacks (call number: BF76.7.P83 1994) and on the Quick Reference shelves, located across from the service desk in the Service Plus Information and Reference Center.

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