title: A guide to information resources on aging and gerontology.
abstract: As a result of the graying of the American population, the demand for authoritative information and resources about all aspects of the aging process and later life has exploded. Older people, their families, health and social service professionals, and younger individuals benefit from professional guidance in locating and evaluating Web based resources on such topics as chronic diseases, drug information, benefit programs, housing alternatives, financial and legal issues, and statistics. This article provides an overview of aging in the 21st century and an introduction to the wealth of authoritative information on aging that can be found on the World Wide Web. Capsule reviews of selected Web sites are included.
authors.affiliation: The Benjamin Rose Library, Cleveland, OH 44120, USA. kbensing@benrose.org
authors.forename: Karen McNally
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bensing
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States