About AARP AgeLine
What is AARP AgeLine?
The AARP AgeLine database is an interdisciplinary index (not a full-text database) of the literature of aging. It is an essential resource for faculty and students studying gerontology. AgeLine is produced by AARP. You can learn more about AgeLine from our AARP AgeLine Tutorial (currently under revision). Use it as a search tool to find useful citations. UNC Chapel Hill users may then use University resources to access the full text of desired items.
Access to AARP AgeLine
You can search AARP AgeLine by going directly to the AARP AgeLine web site or from the UNC Libraries e-research tools. The AgeLine search interface has been recently reworked and improved, with new capabilities to download citations and abstracts. However, be sure to access it only via Internet Explorer, as it is not currently compatible with Mozilla or Firefox (using those browsers will result in false timeouts). Be sure to navigate using the 'AgeLine Control Panel' on the search and results screens, not the 'back' button on your browser.
Coverage & Contents
AARP AgeLine is an index to monographs and articles from over 600 journal titles from 1978-present (with selected coverage from 1966-1977). The coverage is interdisciplinary and includes items from demography, economics, geriatrics, gerontology, health care, nursing, psychology, psychiatry, public health, social work, and sociology.
Thesaurus of Subject Terms
AARP AgeLine uses the AgeLine Thesaurus of Aging Terminology (8th ed.) to assign subject terms to each record in the database. Using subject terms from the thesaurus will significantly improve your searches. The AgeLine search interface offers the ability to directly access the list of terms and automatically enter them in your searches.
Getting help
The IOA Information Center can assist our users of AgeLine. Contact us for help.
Also see the guide to Using AgeLine’s Thesaurus of Aging Terminology
