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AgeLine

Last Loaded on Web: Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: September 27, 2005

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File Description Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates
Subject Coverage Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort
Sources Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options


File Description [top]

The AgeLine database is produced by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and provides bibliograpic coverage of social gerontology--the study of aging in social, psychological, health-related, and economic contexts. The delivery of health care for the older population and its associated costs and policies is particularly well covered, as are public policy, employment, and consumer issues. Literature covered is of interest to researchers, health professionals, service planners, policymakers, employers, older adults, and their families and consumer advocates.

Journal citations compose roughly two-thirds of the database, with the rest devoted to citations from books, book chapters, and reports. An original, informative abstract accompanies each citation. Documents are indexed using the Thesaurus of Aging Terminology. There is no print equivalent of the database.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 163

to search the bibliographic literature of aging and related topics.

USE /TI

to search for words that appear in titles.

USE AU=

to search for authors.

USE AD=

to search for the target audience:

S AD=PUBLIC POLICY


Subject Coverage [top]

  • Aging and the Future
  • Consumer Guides
  • Demographics of an Aging Population
  • Economics, Financial Planning, and Pensions
  • Employment of Older Workers
  • Family Caregiving
  • Health Care Services and Costs
  • Housing
  • Intergenerational Relationships
  • Long-term Care
  • Mental and Physical Health Assessment
  • Middle Age
  • Nutrition and Exercise
  • Psychology of Aging
  • Public Policy and Legislation
  • Retirement and Retirement Planning
  • Services for Older Adults
  • Social and Family Relationships
  • Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
  • Theories of Aging


Sources [top]

AgeLine is built primarily on the library collection of AARP's Research Information Center, which acquires a wide array of aging-related publications from both trade publishers and organizational sources. About 500 journal titles are scanned regularly with new titles added continually.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • None


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1978 to the present, with selected coverage from 1966 to 1977
File Size: Over 60,000 records as of May 2001
Update Frequency: Bi-monthly (Approximately 600 records per update)


Database Content [top]

  • Bibliographic Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Reports
  • Books and Monographs
  • Government Documents
  • Journal Articles


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
NURSING Nursing and Health Administration
PSYCH Psychology
SOCSCI Social Science


Contact [top]

AgeLine is produced by the American Association of Retired Persons. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

American Association of Retired Persons
Ageline Database Manager
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049

Telephone: 202-434-6231
Fax: 202-434-6408


Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online.

Database copyrighted by the American Association of Retired Persons.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 163:Ageline(R) 
    (c) format only 2001 The Dialog Corp. All rts. reserv. 
     
  AN=   00084625 
  /TI   Title:  Moving target: financing Medicare for the future 
  AU=   Author(s):  Moon, Marilyn;  Segal, Misha;  Weiss, Randall 
  JN=,SO=   Journal Name:  Inquiry    Vol. 37   No. 4   Winter 2000-2001   p. 338-347 
      10p. 
  PY=   Publication Year:  2001 
  SN=   ISSN:  0046-9580 
  AV=   Availability:    Blue   Cross  and  Blue  Shield  Association,  Web  site: 
    www.inquiryjournal.org. 
  FS=   Funding Source:  Commonwealth Fund 
  AD=   Audience:  Public Policy 
  DT=   Document Type:  Journal Article 
  /AB   Abstract:   Examines  a  limited set of tax options and a flat beneficiary 
       premium  to  illustrate  the  size of contributions necessary to achieve 
       several  different  goals for improving Medicare's financing. Options to 
       improve   Medicare's   financial  state  include  increased  beneficiary 
       contributions,  increases  in  tax  revenues, increasing payroll tax for 
       Medicare  hospital insurance, increasing taxation of Social Security and 
       Railroad  Retirement benefits, taxing part of the actuarial value of the 
       Medicare benefit, including in income a portion of the value of employer 
       contributions  to  health  insurance  plans  above  a  specified amount, 
       imposing  a  5% tax on health plan premiums and expenditures, increasing 
       the  excise  tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products, imposing a 5% 
       surtax   on   individual  and  corporate  income  taxes,  instituting  a 
       value-added  or  retail  sales  tax,  and  increasing  the excise tax on 
       distilled  spirits,  beer,  and  wine.  Comparisons  are  offered on the 
       relative  sizes of different options that can achieve the same financing 
       goals. Which financing goals to adopt and which revenue-raising approach 
       to use to achieve those goals will be important challenges in any debate 
       on  Medicare's future. Several years of changes in the basic projections 
       imply  considerable  differences in the magnitude of requisite levels of 
       new   revenues  or  spending  cuts.  These  differences  underscore  the 
       uncertainty  of  projections  and  the  need  to  be cognizant that many 
       adjustments will be needed over time to keep Medicare on sound financial 
       footing.  It  may  be  that  incremental steps, such as setting solvency 
       goals  for  15-25  years  into  the  future,  will  prove to be the most 
       appropriate  strategy.  (AR) (AgeLine Database, copyright 2001 AARP, all 
       rights reserved) 
  /DE   Descriptor(s):   United  States;   Older  Adults;   Medicare;  Financing; 
         Taxes;   Hospital  Insurance;   Social  Security  Benefits;   Railroad 
        Retirement Benefits;  Health Insurance;  Projection 
  /ID   Identifier(s):  Medicare Reform 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S MEDICARE(W)HOSPITAL
/AB AB Abstract Word S TAX(W)REVENUE?/AB
/DE DE Descriptor1 Word
& Phrase		 S OLDER(W)ADULT?/DE
S HOSPITAL INSURANCE/DE
/ID ID Identifier Word
& Phrase		 S MEDICARE(W)REFORM/ID
S MEDICARE REFORM/ID
/NT NT Note Word S FAMILY(W)CAREGIVERS/NT
/TI TI Title2 Word S FINANCING(W)MEDICARE/TI

1 Also /DF.

2 Also includes series titles and monograph titles.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AD= AD Audience4 Phrase S AD=PUBLIC POLICY
AN= AN DIALOG Accession Number Phrase S AN=000884625
AU= AU Author Phrase S AU=MOON, MARILYN
AV= AV Availability Word S AV=(BLUE(W)CROSS)
BN= BN International Standard Book Number (ISBN)4 Phrase S BN=0-02-861976-5
CS= CS Corporate Author Word S CS=(WORKING(W)GROUP)
DT= DT Document Type Phrase S DT=JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED= ED Edition Word S ED=REVISED
FS= FS Funding Source Word S FS=(COMMONWEALTH(W)FUND)
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=INQUIRY
None PD Publication Date
PN= PN Publication Number Phrase S PN="GAO/HRD-89-4"
PU= PU Publisher Word S PU=(HARPER(W)ROW)
PY= PY Publication Year Word S PY=2001
SN= SN International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)4 Phrase S SN=0046-9580
SO= SO Source Information3 Word S SO=(INQUIRY AND 2001)
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999

3 Search includes Journal name and Publication Date. Display includes Journal Name, Collation, Publisher, Issue, Page, Total Pages, Volume, Publication Date and Edition.

4 For records starting 2001.


LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms may be restricted by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /AB, /DE /DF, /ID, /NT, /TI (e.g., S S5/TI), as well as by publication year, e.g., S S2/1990.


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AU, JN, PY, TI SORT S3/ALL/TI
SORT S1/1-20/PY/D


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE, ID RANK DE
RANK AU S4


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S3/AU,TI/1-5
DISPLAY S2/TI,AB/ALL
PRINT S1/AU,TI,AB/ALL


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Abstract
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields
5 -- Full Record
6 Short Title and Publication Year
7 Long Bibliographic Citation and Abstract
8 Free Title, Indexing, and Publication Year
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly. TYPE 00045382/5
DISPLAY 00045392/9
PRINT 00044600/4


Rates [top]

Rates For File: AgeLine[163]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $2.50
Cost per minute:                   $0.63
Rank Elements                      $0.00
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ALERT (Daily)                  *  $20.87
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REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

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       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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