Welcome to the VCU Libraries Geriatrics and Gerontology Research Guide where you'll find a variety of library resources to answer questions on geriatrics and gerontology.

• Rule 1: Searching By Breaking Question Into Concepts (4 min. 45 sec.)
  • Boolean Operators (4 min. 35 sec.) 
• Rule 2 :  Coming Up with Alternative Terms ( 4 min. 45 sec.)
  • Google Scholar ( 4 min. 29 sec.)
• Rule 3:  Use Controlled Vocabulary When Possible (9 min. 8 sec.)
  • Searching with Keywords (10 min)
• Rule 4:  Search Broad and Then Focus (4 min. 30 sec.)

If you have not found what you are looking for in 10 minutes ... it's time to call a librarian at Tompkins-McCaw Library.

Your librarian can provide many information based services for free, including:

• Systematic Reviews - assistance with searching, citation management, and appraisal.
• Expert Literature Searches
• Evidence Based Practice Searches
• Citation Management assistance
• and more.

We can also come to your office, lab or faculty meeting, or class to give presentations on:

• PubMed, CINAHL, PsycInfo, or any other VCU Libraries resource
• Finding images or protocols