Resources
The International Longevity Center – Columbia Aging Center
From the website: The Columbia Aging Center builds upon the work of the International Longevity Center (ILC-USA), which was founded in 1990 by the gerontologist and psychiatrist, Robert N. Butler, MD. Under Robert Butler’s leadership, …
Intergenerational Center (IGC) of Temple University
From the website: The Intergenerational Center (IGC) of Temple University’s College of Education and Human Development brings together diverse communities and generations to address critical social concerns and create opportunities for lifelong civic engagement through …
Transforming Life After 50: Resources
From the website: We have gathered, and continue to collect, bibliographic and electronic resources on various topics specific to mid-life adults and aging in our TLA50 Resources Database. We invite you to use this database …
Transforming Life After 50: Partnerships and Collaborations
From the course description: As a result of the Partnerships and Collaborations course, the third course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, you will be able to: Define what collaborations and partnerships …
Transforming Life After 50: Evaluating Results Course
From the course description: Evaluating Results, the fifth course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, tackles evaluation techniques after library programs already exist to help determine their impact and effectiveness. As a …
Transforming Life After 50: Community Assessment Course
Community Assessment, the second course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, provides the tools and knowledge to help librarian staff complete their community assessment at their own pace and according to their …
Creativity in Later Life
From the abstract: Creativity is not a timebound act nor a function of chronological age. Many older individuals engage in the creative process, and creative acts can help put into place the meaning of life …
Aging and the Elderly: Humanistic Perspectives in Gerontology
From the WorldCat website: The volume presents a humanistic perspective on aging and the elderly, drawing on scholars in ancient and modern cultures, religious thought, literature, philosophy, art, poetry, and drama.
Guidelines for Library and Information Services to Older Adults
From the report: The American Library Association has a longstanding record of promoting library and information services to older adults. These guidelines, first developed in the 1970s, have been updated to respond to the changing …
The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger as Your Brain Grows Older
The Wisdom Paradox explores the aging of the mind from a unique, positive perspective. In an era of increasing fears about mental deterioration, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg provides startling new evidence that though the brain …