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Quick start

Search the TWC Search using the subject headings below to locate library materials or simply follow the call number on the shelves to find books on:

Subject Keywords	Call Number	Subject Keywords	Call Number
Developmental psychology. Old age	BF724.8-85	Gerontology (social aspects)	HQ1061-1064
Protection, assistance and relief of Older people	HV1450-1493	Public Health. Preventive medicine. Older people	RA564.8
Public Health. Longevity	RA776.75	Geriatrics (Care and treatment of older people)	RC952-953.8
Nursing	RT41	Geriatrics Nursing	RC954-954.6
Long-term care	RT120.L64	Physiology. Longevity. Aging.	QP85-86

Reference

Search for terminology or basic ideas of the subject by using Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Handbooks

Title	Call Number
Encyclopedia of elder care : the comprehensive resource on geriatric health and social care	Online Access
Encyclopedia of health & aging	RA777.6 .E564 2007
Handbook of assessment in clinical gerontology	Online Access
Handbook of gerontology : evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy	RC952.55 .H395 2007
Key concepts in social gerontology	Online Access
Sage handbook of social gerontology	HQ1061 .S24 2013

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Books

Featured Printed Books

Title	Call Number
Ageing in an ageing society : critical reflections	HQ1061 .A4245 2019
Age-friendly cities and communities : a global perspective	HQ1061 .A322 2019
Basic geriatric nursing	RC954 .W58 2020
Case studies in geriatric primary care & multimorbidity management	RC952.7 .C37 2020
Ebersole and Hess' gerontological nursing & healthy aging	RC954 .E229 2018
Essentials of clinical geriatrics	RC952 .K36 2018
Gerontechnology : understanding older adult information and communication technology use	HQ1061 .B57 2019
Gerontology for the health care professional	RA564.8 .G468 2020
Gerontology : the basics	HQ1061 .S366 2018
A guide to aging and well-being for healthcare professionals : psychological perspectives	HV1451 .B7355 2020
Healthy ageing : a capability approach to inclusive policy and practice	HV1451 .S738 2019
Nursing for wellness in older adults	RC954 .M55 2019
老年學導論	HQ1061 .L366 2015

Featured e-Books

*Tip: To find more e-books, search the TWC Search. See Library Website > Guides & Tutorials > Library Guides & Tutorials > Find e-books via TWC Search

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Featured e-books

Ageing, physical activity and health : international perspectives

Aging & older adulthood

Aging : exploring a complex phenomenon

The assessment and treatment of older adults : the watch and wait holistic model

The challenges of aging

Comprehensive geriatric assessment

Cultures of care in aging

Designed technologies for healthy aging

Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice

Fast facts for the gerontology nurse : a nursing care guide in a nutshell

The gerontology nurse’s guide to the community-based health network

Handbook of geriatric assessment

Health promotion and aging : practical applications for health professionals

Health, illness, and optimal aging : biological and psychosocial perspectives

Home- and community-based services for older adults : aging in context

Introduction to aging : a positive, interdisciplinary approach

Issues in aging

Oxford handbook of geriatric medicine

Quality of life and person-centered care for older people

Sustainable health and long-term care solutions for an aging population

Using technology to improve care of older adults

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E-journals

Use SFX to find the fulltext articles on Nursing and Health Sciences.

E-Databases

Use the Library e-Databases to find journal articles from popular and scholarly journals, newspapers, conference papers and other publications and collections.

Find more in Library Website > E-Resources > A-Z List or Subject List

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Major e-databases are listed below.

Academic Search Premier [Access via EBSCOhost]
Multi-disciplinary database including more than a hundred nursing journals.

AnatomyTv
AnatomyTv, formerly named Anatomy & physiology online, includes 20 comprehensive modules on the human body encompassing Primal’s award winning 3D anatomy and new integrated physiology content. Interactive 3D anatomy views allow you to rotate, add or remove anatomy and identify and learn more about any visible structure. Each module has case studies, giving real medical context and relevance, as well as a dedicated section on aging.

Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination (Best viewed on Internet Explorer with Window Media Player & Adobe Flash)
The videos present physical assessment techniques, and emphasis on health history, documentation, communication, and patient/practitioner interaction.

CINAHL with Full Text [Access via EBSCOhost]
A comprehensive source of full text nursing & allied health journals.

Clinicalkey for Nursing
ClinicalKey for Nursing, formerly named Mosby’ Nursing Consult, is an integrated platform that combines leading nursing resources, covering evidence based material for clinical decision making, education, training and staff development.

Journals@Ovid
Provides full text access to more than 80 medical and nursing related journals

Lippincott Procedures (formerly named Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills)
Provides step-by-step guides for over 1,600 evidence-based procedures and skills for Nursing professions

Medline Complete [Access via EBSCOhost]
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and pre-clinical sciences.

Nursing Reference Center [Access via EBSCOhost]
A user-friendly point-of-care resource with the best available and most recent clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases.

ProQuest British Nursing Database [Access via ProQuest]
The Database is a full-text resource supporting the practice, education, and research for nurses, midwives and healthcare professionals in the U.K. and the greater nursing community.

ScienceDirect College Edition
Provides access to resources on health & life science including nursing, medicine, pharmacology, Veterinary Science, and Veterinary Medicine etc.

SocINDEX with Full Text [Access via EBSCOhost]

SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.

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Internet Resources

General Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals(DOAJ)
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Medical dictionary: Medline Plus
Medical dictionary: Medline Plus provides search engine for researching and learning medical terms.
Medical encyclopedia: Medline Plus
The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Provides trusted, concise and correct discussions of diagnosis and therapy on geriatrics. Updated monthly.
PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
PubMed Central
PubMed Central is a free archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine. It serves as a digital counterpart to NLM’s extensive print journal collection.
Trip
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. It is the internet’s premier source of evidence-based content, allowing clinicians to search across other content types including images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news.