GENERAL BACKGROUNDThe following are a list of resources that provide information on libraries and older adults:
Toward the White House Conference on Aging
Top 5 1995 Library Recommendations
ALA RUSA Library Service to Older Adults Guidelines
ALA Supports White House Conference on Aging 1971
Global Graying: Successful Strategies for Bridging Information Gaps with the Elderly Population by Allan M. Kleiman
Top 20 Ways of Serving Older Adults by Linda Lucas Walling
Older Americans and the Internet: The Pew Internet Study
Serving Seniors: A Resource Manual for Missouri Libraries
Public Libraries, Lifelong Learning, and Older Adults: Background and Recommendations by Connie Van Fleet
101 Ideas for Serving the Impaired Elderly (an ASCLA Publication now out of print)
Quick Tips for Serving Older Adults
Innovative Plans for Serving Boomers (Page 4)
OLOS Services to Older Adults Column edited by Kathy Mayo
Library Services to the Sandwich Generation Bibliography
Gerontology and the Aging Population: Online Information for Professionals and the Public by Mary Cassner (C&RL News, March 2001)
Libraries in the Digital Age: Bridging the Gap Between the Information Havs and Have-Nots (PLA Conference Press Kit 2002)
New Children's Book List Counters Negative Stereotypes of Elderly
Books for Children Portraying Aging and Older Characters in a Positive Light
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2005 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING
2005 White House Conference on Aging Website
2005 White House Conference on Aging Themes (Annotated Agenda)
Civic Engagement in an Older America
ALA to Host Pre-White House Conference on Aging Forum
Cleveland Public Library to Host White House Conference on Aging Event
Boomers Set New Standards for Service by Sarah Ann Long
Phoenix Forum on Aging Hails Libraries and Lifelong Learning Center
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LIBRARIES, LIFELONG LEARNING, INFORMATION AND OLDER ADULTSThe following is a list of background papers and links that have been created as a part of the June 24th Forum. These papers and links do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Library Association but rather those of the individual organization or author. They are included here to assist delegates to the Forum in providing background.
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
Discussion Topics for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging
Serving Older Adults: Developing Lasting Partners by Allan M. Kleiman
Position paper for the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) |
