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EBSCO is a licensed distributor of Ageline, a searchable citation based database of works focusing on older adults and aging, produced by AARP's Research Information Center. While Ageline can be searched through AARP's (formerly American Association of Retired Persons) site at no cost, a subscription through EBSCO provides added value by including many links to the full text of material cited in Ageline. The database contains detailed summaries of journal articles, books and chapters, research reports, dissertations, grey literature, and educational videos focusing on older adults and aging. Book reviews, editorials, newspaper articles, single conference papers, and statistical data files are not included. Abstracts from publications found in professional journals and books written for health and social service professionals create a large portion of Ageline. Planners, administrators, and developers of aging related services will also find material on topics such as workplace, legal issues, and marketing perspectives.
Ageline is updated every even month with about 800 new items and contains over 75,000 English language publication abstracts. EBSCO receives monthly updates for Ageline which are processed and available to customers within 24 hours of receipt under normal circumstances. Publications are from 1978 to the present, with limited coverage...