Gerontology

This guide is meant to give an overview of materials and resources available at Hofstra for researchers in Gerontology: Healthy Aging.

This guide offers credible sources to support your research. Use the tabs to the side to navigate through the various sections of this resource.

In this guide you'll find information such as: 

• Databases to find research articles and books.

• Web resources and professional associations.

• Information about quantitative and qualitative research

• Tools to help you cite your sources in APA.

Exploring Research Ideas

• Where Can I Get Ideas for My Thesis or Dissertation Topic?

  Tips for deciding on a research topic (from ProQuest).

If Hofstra does not own a book or a journal with an article you require, you may request the item(s) be borrowed from other libraries by requesting the material(s) through interlibrary loan.  If you have never used this service before, you will use the username and password you use to log into the my.hofstra.edu portal.  Click the link below to get started.