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Library Journal Review
Devoted to developing a collection on aging, this helpful guide by a former gerontology librarian is divided into two sections. Part 1 contains advice on how to collect aging-related materials. Part 2 is an annotated core list of 400 items that include books, periodicals, newsletters, documents, films, videos, and directories arranged by subject. All aspects of aging are covered as are materials for all age levels. Topics include: aging in general, health issues, eldercare, retirement, adult education, insurance, long-term care insurance, sexuality, diseases, and more. This title is useful for both professionals and nonlibrarians in any setting that need to provide health care information to the public.--Marie Bruni, Huntington Memorial Lib., Oneonta, N.Y. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
CHOICE Review
The author, director of a community aging resource center in a health care setting, provides a useful core list of books, periodicals, films, and videocassettes published by standard and less common publishers. The approximately 400 titles are divided among 27 subject areas, with some emphasis on health-related topics. Most of the materials were published in the 1980s, although some older, highly regarded titles are included. Clearly written, paragraph-length annotations accompany each citation. The initial chapter, directed toward the nonlibrarian, briefly summarizes a variety of collection development and acquisitions information. An index by subject, title, and author is included. This work would be of great help to those attempting to establish small collections in aging, checking their holdings, or looking for a basic citation. However, the breadth of subjects included, limited size of the list, and omission of citations to journal articles or book chapters make this clearly a core list and not a guide to the literature on aging. Students and researchers looking for extensive information in a particular area will need to consult other works that offer more detailed treatment of specific subjects, such as titles in the Greenwood Press series "Bibliographies and Indexes in Gerontology" or those bibliographies published by the Gerontological Society of America, e.g. Aging and Sensory Change (1988) and Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?: . . .Aging and the Humanities, by Donna Polisar (1988). -C. Dobson, Iowa State University
Booklist Review
Although titled Building Library Collections on Aging, this bibliography is useful for a wider audience than libraries. The "graying of America" means that a diverse group of readers needs literature on the biological, psychological, behavioral, and sociological aspects of aging. The audience for this work will be the family or professional caregiver, students, researchers, teachers, health professionals, librarians, and, to a great extent, the general public. Many of the materials listed are aimed at laypeople rather than professionals. The first section of the book contains general information on where and how to get materials, including government publications, audiovisuals, and "free and inexpensive" items. The main purpose of the book is to present a core list of approximately 400 items arranged by subject. Topics range from Aging to Health to Women, with a section on intergenerational relationships that includes children's books. Under most topics are listings for books, government documents, periodicals, and films and videocassettes. Citations include price and ISBN, along with a useful annotation and suggested audience recommendation. The subject arrangement is augmented by an author-title-subject index. This work will be important in materials selection as well as reference work in public and academic libraries as a source of information on how to deal with the changes that aging brings. (Reviewed Oct. 15, 1991)
