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Resources in this section contain Internet sites useful to Elder Law
practitioners when conducting research. It includes sites to federal legislation
and regulations; statistical information about the older adult population
trends; directories, newsletters and journals; publishers of elder law products;
and other general legal research resources on the Internet.
You may choose from the following areas of interest or scroll down:
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Legislation and Regulation
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Administrative Decisions & other Actions
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Medical Resources
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On-line Directories
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Statistical Information Resources
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Spring Board Sites
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Electronic Newsletters and Journals
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General Research Resources
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Publishers of Elder Law Products
LEGISLATION AND REGULATION
- Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
- The Library of Congress' mission is "to make its resources available and
useful to Congress and the American people." To that end, it is using the World Wide Web to present
information about and materials from its collection to the public.
- Guide to Law Online
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/
- Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress, is an
annotated guide to sources of information on government and law online.
Many of the resources are full-text.
- Guide to Law Online : United States Executive
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usexec.html
- This site offers links to executive and regulatory materials.
- Guide to Law Online : United States Legislative
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/uscong.html
- This site contains links to Congressional materials and information
about the legislative process.
- Guide to Law Online : United States Judiciary
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usjudic.html
- This guide provides links to information about the federal court
system and includes links to federal court decisions.
- Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov
- The Library of Congress brought this web site online in January 1995 in
order to make Federal legislative information available on the Internet. Information available at this
site includes: floor activities of both Houses, status and summary of bills from 1973 to the present,
full text of bills from 1993 to the present, Senate and House roll call votes, full text of the daily
edition of the Congressional Record from 1993 to the present, and full text of House and Senate committee
reports printed by the Government Printing Office. Links to both Houses, Government Printing Office,
General Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, the Library of Congress and other resources are
provided.
- U.S. Government Printing Office — GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov
- The mission of the Government Printing Office is to "print, bind, and
distribute the publications of the Congress as well as the executive departments and establishments
of the Federal Government." The Government Printing Office established GPO Access to provide
electronic access to the vast amount of information produced by the Federal Government.
- Pennsylvania Bulletin
http://www.pabulletin.com/
- Fry Communications, Inc., publisher of the official version of the
Pennsylvania Bulletin, maintains this website. Full-text of the Pennsylvania Bulletin, from 1996
to the present, is available at this site. Browse the database by year or conduct a keyword search
to find relevant information.
- Pennsylvania Code
http://www.pacode.com/
- Full-text of the Pennsylvania Code is available at this website which is
maintained by Fry Communications, Inc., publisher of the official version of the Pennsylvania Code.
Search the database by title or keyword to find relevant information.
- Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
http://members.aol.com/StatutesPA/Index.html
- Thomas E. Martin, Jr., Esq., a Pennsylvania attorney, maintains this website
which contains the full-text of Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and unconsolidated statutes.
- Pennsylvania General Assembly
http://www.legis.state.pa.us
- This website contains information about the Pennsylvania House and Senate
including calendars and meeting schedules.
- Electronic Bill Room
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/session.cfm
- This website provides access to the full-text of House and
Senate bills from 1981 to the present. The database can be searched by number, date, or topic.
Bill tracking reports are available from 1999 to the present.
- National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
http://www.nccusl.org/
- The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) is an
organization of lawyers, judges, and law professors who are appointed by the states to draft proposals for
uniform and model laws on subjects where uniformity is desirable and practicable, and to work toward their
enactment in legislatures. This page offers access to legislative status and information on uniform acts,
current drafting projects, topics under discussion, press releases, meetings, and articles. Access to the
full text of drafts and final acts is available at the NCCUSL archives at the University of Pennsylvania
Law Library.
- National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/
- The National Conference of State Legislatures, founded in 1975, is a
"bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states,
its commonwealths and territories." This site contains an overview of issues state legislatures are
expected to address, press releases, State of the State messages, information concerning legislative
policy issues, and links to state legislatures and related sites.
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ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov
(formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)
- CMS and Related Laws and Regulations
http://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/
- Links to laws, regulations and notices, advisory opinions,
hearings and appeals, and rulings can be found at this website.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov
- Federal Sector Administrative Decisions
http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/decisions.html
- "Employment discrimination complaints in the federal government are
handled by the agency involved. If the individual who filed the complaint does not agree with the agency's
decision, he or she can file an appeal with the EEOC." Full text of the decisions in these appeals
(since July, 2000) are available at this website. Search for decisions by name, EEOC number, or topic.
- EEOC Laws, Regulations, and Policy Guidance
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/index.html
- This website contains links to the full text of laws enforced by the EEOC and EEOC regulations.
- Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov
- Formal Actions, Opinions, and Activities
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/formal.htm
- This website contains links to full text of complaints,
decisions, and orders from 1996 to the present; text of public letters; and litigation
status reports.
- Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/
- FDA Enforcement Report Index
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/enforce.html
- The FDA Enforcement Report, published weekly, contains information on
actions taken by the FDA in connection with the agency's regulatory activities. The website contains
indexes for the reports from 1990 to the present. The indexes can be searched by topic or date.
- Comprehensive List of Current FDA Guidance Documents
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/morechoices/industry/guidedc.htm
- This website contains links to FDA guidance documents produced by the
agency's centers and the Office of Regulatory Affairs. These documents represent the agency's thinking on a
particular subject and are intended to explain or clarify agency regulations.
- FDA's Electronic Freedom of Information Reading Room : Warning Letters
http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning.htm
- This site offers access to warning letters from November, 1996, to the
present. The warning letters can be searched by company name, subject, date, or issuing office.
- Health Care Financing Administration
http://www.cms.hhs.gov
(Now known as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
- Chief Counsel Documents Online
http://www.hhs.gov/dab/
- This website offers access to decisions, guidelines, regulations, and
practice manuals of the Departmental Appeals Board.
- Social Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov/
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.dhhs.gov/
- Departmental Appeals Board
http://www.hhs.gov/dab/
- This website offers access to decisions, guidelines, regulations, and
practice manuals of the Departmental Appeals Board.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov
- Administrative Law Judges
http://www.hud.gov/offices/oalj/index.cfm
- This website contains decisions of the Office of Administrative Law
Judges in cases arising under the Fair Housing Act. It does not include subsequent orders or decisions
by the federal courts. Decisions are arranged alphabetically in two groups: one by name and one by
category such as attorney fees, national origin, sex, race, handicap, and familial status.
- HUDClips
http://www.hudclips.org/cgi/index.cgi
- HUDClips, HUD Client Information and Policy System, offers links to
searchable full-text databases of HUD handbooks, housing waivers, housing notices, forms, and much more.
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library link for a directory of laws, codes, OGC documents, and legal opinions.
- U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov
- Legal Documents
http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/05_2.html
- This website contains links to legal documents of the Antitrust
Division, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Division, and other divisions and offices of the Justice
Department. Legal documents include briefs, letters, regulations, policy statements, and decisions.
- U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov
- Employee Benefits Security Administration : Laws and Regulations
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/main.html
(Formerly Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration)
- Links to regulations and advisory opinions, technical releases, and interpretive bulletins are offered at
this website.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/
- Board of Veterans' Appeals Decisions
http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/index.htm
- This website offers a searchable database of decisions from 1994 to the present.
- VA Directives Management System
http://www.va.gov/OIT/CIO/Directives/Default.asp
- This website contains Department-wide policies, procedures, and guidance
publications. The website can be searched by type of publication or VA organization issuing the publication.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov
- Division of Enforcement
http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce.shtml
- The Division of Enforcement investigates possible violations of
securities laws, recommends Commission action either in a federal court or before an administrative
law judge, and negotiates settlements. The Division’s website contains links to Administrative Proceedings,
ALJ Initial Decisions & Orders, and Commission Opinions.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/default.htm
- The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to
"monitor health, detect and investigate health problems, conduct research to enhance prevention,
develop and advocate sound public health policies, implement prevention strategies, promote healthy
behaviors, foster safe and healthful environments, and provide leadership and training". The site
contains links to current news and press releases, statistics, and disease and health topics.
- Health Topic: Senior Health
http://www.cdc.gov/aging
- HealthCommKey
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/hcomm/
- HealthCommKey, developed by the CDC's Office of Communication, is a
database containing summaries of articles about health communication research and practice published
between 1986 and 1996. The database can be searched by author, title, subject, keyword, or by selecting a
pre-defined search. Pre-defined searches are grouped by diseases and health behaviors, such as cancer and
heart disease; populations, such as elderly health; settings, such as community based or health care
settings; and communication media, such as mass media campaigns or counseling.
- Combined Health Information Database — CHID Online
http://www.chid.nih.gov/
- CHID Online, available to the public since 1985, is a bibliographic database
produced by several Federal government health-related agencies. The database, updated quarterly, provides
titles and abstracts for health information and health education resources. CHID covers 16 topics, including
Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases, Cancer Prevention and Control, Diabetes,
and others.
- Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/
- MedWatch
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch
- Medwatch, the FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting
Program, provides clinical information about safety issues involving medical products, including
prescription and over-the-counter drugs, biologics, medical and radiation-emitting devices, and
special nutritional products. Medical product safety alerts, recalls, withdrawals, labeling changes,
and reports can be found at this website.
- Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfMAUDE/search.CFM
- The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE)
is a website of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, which is part of the FDA responsible for
ensuring the safety of medical devices. The database contains summary reports of adverse events involving
medical devices. The database is updated quarterly and includes voluntary reports since June 1993, user
facility reports since 1991, distributor reports since 1993, and manufacturer reports since August, 1996.
The database can be searched by brand, manufacturer, type of event, date of report, or keyword.
- National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html
- The National Library of Medicine serves as a major medical information
source for health information, research programs, hot topics in the news, and much more.
- Gateway
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd
- The NLM Gateway allows users to search multiple National
Library of Medicine databases at the same time. The Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE,
LOCATORplus (the NLM’s online catalog), MEDLINEplus, ClinicalTrials.gov, DIRLINE, Meeting
Abstracts, and HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects in Progress).
- PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
- PubMed provides free access to Medline, the National Library of
Medicine’s database of bibliographic citations and abstracts back to the 1960’s. Topics include
medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
PubMed includes links to full text of journal articles, biological databases, consumer health
information, and research tools. Access to full-text materials may require registration or
subscription fee.
- Medlineplus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- Medlineplus offers extensive information from the National
Institutes of Health and other resources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are directories
of hospitals and physicians, a medical dictionary and medical encyclopedia, information on prescription
and nonprescription drugs, news on current health topics and links to thousands of clinical trials.
- Dirline
http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov
- Dirline (Directory of Information Resources Online) contains
location and descriptive information for a wide variety of information resources including
organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine.
- American Hospital Directory
http://www.ahd.com/
- American Hospital Directory, Inc., a Kentucky company, was founded in
1996. The website, available since 1997, provides on-line data collected from the federal Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration) for over 6,000
hospitals. Free information includes hospital name, address, telephone number, Medicare provider
number, statistics by medical service, inpatient and outpatient utilization statistics, and financial
statistics. In-depth hospital information is available to paid subscribers.
- The Doe Report
http://www.doereport.com
- The Doe Report website, a product from Medical Legal Art, is a
"library of medical demonstrative evidence" containing medical exhibits, illustrations, anatomical
models, and research reports which are available for purchase. The site can be searched by keyword,
medical specialty, or region of the body.
- drugfacts.com
http://www.factsandcomparisons.com
- Drugfacts.com is part of Wolters Kluwer International Health &
Science companies based in Philadelphia, PA. The site offers news and information about drugs,
including herbal and patient information. Contents include Drug News Weekly, Drug Facts and Comparisons,
Guide to Popular Natural Products, Drug Product ID, and Disease Overviews. Free access is available to
much of the content. Online subscription services are available to registered users. The site is updated
regularly.
- DrugIntel.com
http://www.drugintel.com
- DrugIntel.com is a consulting and publication service for legal and
pharmaceutical professionals. The web site provides scientific and medical information about potentially
major side effects of drugs to professionals and the public. Information is arranged by category -- public
information, pharmaceutical, for lawyers, for experts, for physicians. The "Drugs of Concern" offers a watch
list of controversial drugs, including drug manufacturer, side effects, and litigation status. The "For
Lawyers" category offers client-attorney matching, expert search and recruit information, and detailed custom
drug reports available for purchase.
- Drugs.com
http://www.drugs.com/xq/cfm/pageID_1146/qx/index.htm
- Drugs.com offers free drug information for professionals and consumers.
Two independent leading medical-information suppliers power the database: Cerner Multum and Thomas
Micromedex. Registration is required to gain access to professional information, newsletters, and FDA drug
alerts. Drug information for professionals includes indication, pharmacology, precautions, side effects,
consultation and dosing. The Care Guide, written for professionals and consumers, offers descriptions of
conditions, including causes, symptoms, and treatment. The site also features a "drug interactions checker",
a "pill identifier", and an "image search".
- MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/hp.asp
- This website, launched in 1996, is produced by a network of U.S.
board-certified physicians, scientists, and health professionals. It is designed to provide
current comprehensive medical information written and edited by medical professionals. Content
includes articles on diseases and conditions, procedures and tests, medications, first aid,
treatment updates, and doctor's views on medical issues and trends in medicine. It also includes
links to poison control centers and other medical links complementary to MedicineNet.
- Merck Manual of Geriatrics
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/contents.htm
- The Merck Manual of Geriatrics is written primarily for clinicians and
provides information on the basics of geriatric care as well as information on various disorders such as
psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders.
- National Practitioner Data Bank & Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
http://www.npdb-hipdb.com/index.html
- The National Practitioner Data Bank & Healthcare Integrity and
Protection Data Bank (NPDB-HIPDB) is an official site of the U.S. federal government. The Data
Banks are managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr), and the Division of Practitioner Databanks (DPDB). HRSA is an agency of the
Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the site is to improve the quality of
health care by encouraging hospitals, state licensing boards, professional societies and other
health care entities to identify and discipline those who are incompetent or engage in
unprofessional behavior. The NPDB includes medical malpractice payments, adverse actions taken
against the licenses, clinical privileges, and professional society memberships. The HIPDB
contains civil judgments, criminal convictions, and exclusions from federal health care programs.
Attorneys are not permitted access to HIPDB. The Integrated Querying and Reporting Service (IQRS)
allows web based reporting and querying of the databases, but access is limited to registered
eligible entities. Public access is available to fact sheets about HIPDB and NPDB, guidebooks, FAQs,
newsletters, forms, and lists of authorized agents.
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- Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
- National Institute on Aging
http://www.nih.gov/nia/
- Resource Directory For Older People
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Healthinformation/ResourceDirectory.htm
- This directory, a cooperative effort of the National Institute on
Aging and the Administration on Aging, lists federal agencies, AoA-supported resource centers,
professional societies, private groups, and volunteer programs.
- Court TV Legal Help - Elder Law Center — National and State Agencies
http://www.courttv.com/legalhelp/elder/
(Web site not available as of April 2005)
- Addresses of national and state organizations on aging are provided at this site.
- Senior Law: Elder Law Attorneys on the Web
http://www.seniorlaw.com/elatty.htm
- This page, maintained by New York attorneys, Goldfarb & Abrandt,
contains a list of United States elder law attorneys who have Internet sites.
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION RESOURCES
- Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
- Statistics on the Aging Population
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/prof/Statistics/statistics.asp
- This page contains the full text of the Profile of Older Americans
brochure, as well as data on disabilities, minority aging, and census 2000 data on aging. Links to other
online statistical data on aging include data on demographics, health, long term care and disability,
income and employment and projected future growth of the older population.
- National Aging Information Center Web Site
http://www.aoa.gov/naic/
- NAIC (1995-2001) succeeded by Center for Communication and Consumer Services.
- Center for Communication and Consumer Services
http://www.aoa.gov/naic/gao/default.htm
- The Center for Communication and Consumer Services serves as a
central resource for information on aging. Resources include program and policy-related materials
for consumers and practitioners as well as statistical data on the health, economic, and social
conditions of older Americans. The CCCS provides access to on-line Title IV projects, AoA
publications and other products such as audiovisual materials, teaching aids and training materials.
- Online Statistical Data on the Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/prof/Statistics/online_stat_data/online_stat_data.asp
- This page has links to online data. The links are arranged in sections: general, demographics,
health, long-term care and disability, income and employment, and other statistical sites.
- AgingStats.gov
http://www.agingstats.gov/
- This is a website of The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related
Statistics. The forum was established in the mid-1980s to encourage cooperation and collaboration
among federal agencies to improve the quality and utility of data on the aging population. Links to
statistical information on forum member websites, previous forum products, and contact information are
provided.
- Older Americans 2004: Key Indicators of Well-Being
http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/default.htm
- This report provided 31 key indicators selected by the forum to
portray the overall status of the U.S. population age 65 and older. Indicators are divided into five
sections: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care. Each
indicator includes: a brief description of the relevance of the indicator; charts displaying analysis
of the data; and highlights of salient findings. Data are presented for mutually exclusive age, racial,
and ethnic groups whenever possible. Appendices contain detailed tables, data source descriptions, and a
glossary. The report is also available in print.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/default.htm
- The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to
"monitor health, detect and investigate health problems, conduct research to enhance prevention,
develop and advocate sound public health policies, implement prevention strategies, promote healthy
behaviors, foster safe and healthful environments, and provide leadership and training". The site
contains links to current news and press releases, statistics, and disease and health topics.
- Health Topic: Senior Health
http://www.cdc.gov/aging
- National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm
- The National Center for Health Statistics is the United States
Government’s principal vital and health statistics agency. Its mission is to provide statistical
information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.
- Aging Activities
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm
- This site provides information on the health status of older Americans.
- U.S. Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/
- The mission of the Census Bureau is to "be the preeminent collector and
provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States."
This site offers full text or summaries of press releases, reports, and tip sheets.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.dhhs.gov/
- Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/poverty.shtml
- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
offers this web site containing the poverty guidelines from 1982 to the present. It includes Federal
Register references and text and links to papers and articles on poverty measurement.
- Social Security Online – Office of Policy - Data
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/data.html
- The Office of Policy is the agency’s source for statistics on the impact and
operations of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs and
on the earnings of the working and beneficiary populations. Data can be searched by subject, date, type, or
alphabetically. Subjects include demographic characteristics, geographic information, and socioeconomic
characteristics.
- State Health Facts Online
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?
- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, an independent philanthropy,
provides this web site for locating and comparing health data on all 50 states. Categories include
demographics and the economy, health status, health coverage and uninsured, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare,
women’s health, minority health, and HIV/AIDS. Information is displayed as tables, rankings, or
color-coded maps. Individual state profiles are also available as well as a complete list of categories,
sub-categories, and topics and links to Kaiser Family Foundation reports and related resources.
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The following sites contain extensive links to resources related to elder law:
- Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
- AoA Grantee Project Reports Bibliographic Database
http://www.aoa.gov/naic/default.htm
(formerly the National Aging Information Center)
- The bibliographic database, maintained by the Center for Communication and Consumer Services, contains references to
program and policy-related materials on aging "not referenced in any other computer system or print
resource". It covers the years 1985-2000.
- Center for Communication and Consumer Services - Cross Topic Reference Aging Internet Information Notes
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/NAIC/Notes/default.htm
(formerly National Aging Information Center Internet Information Notes)
- This site, arranged by topic, offers an extensive listing of links to major web resources on selected
topics and issues in Aging. Topics range from Adult Day Care Services to Workforce and the Aging. New
topics are added regularly.
- AARP Research Center
http://www.aarp.org/research
- This site offers access to research results and reference
information on a variety of subjects related to aging. The website is organized by categories:
health and long term care, economic security and work, demographics and reference, agesource
worldwide, public policy institute, ageline database, and research digest.
- AgeLine
http://www.aarp.org/research/health/ageline
- AgeLine, produced by AARP, is a free database containing
over 60,000 abstracts and content summaries of publications about aging and related issues.
Publications include books, journal and magazine articles, research reports, and videos from the
Gerontology collection of AARP's Research Information Center as well as 300 selected magazines and
journals. The database, updated on a regular basis, covers publications from 1978 to the present
with selected coverage for 1966-1977.
- AgeSource Worldwide
http://www.aarp.org/research/agesource
- This site offers databases, clearinghouses, libraries, bibliographies, and other information resources from more than 20 countries. Choose a language to begin research. Then, browse by name, country, or topic or use a keyword search.
- AgeInfo
http://www.cpa.org.uk/
- AgeInfo is an information service provided by the Library and Information
Service of the Centre for Policy on Ageing (U.K.). The full version of AgeInfo is available as a paid
subscription on CD-Rom and the Internet. It contains bibliographic data for over 38,000 books, articles,
and reports from the Social Gerontology collection of the Centre for Policy on Ageing; information for over
4000 organizations from the United Kingdom, Europe, and around the world; and an international Calendar of
Events listing courses, conferences, meetings, and other events. A limited edition (one record only) free
evaluation service is also available.
- Elder Law Answers
http://www.elderlawanswers.com/default.asp
- Elder Law Answers, created and managed by Harry S. Margolis,
partner in the Boston law firm of Margolis & Cohen, "supports seniors, their families, and
their attorneys." The website contains information on legal issues related to senior citizens,
an elder law attorney directory, an FAQ section, and links to elder law resources. The Ask
Harry section provides a forum for exchanging questions, experiences and news with other
website users.
- ElderNet
http://www.eldernet.com/
- This site, maintained by attorney Peter M. Macy of Newton, Massachusetts,
provides links arranged by categories such as: Activities, Ideas and Fun; Health and Retirement Benefits;
Lifestyles Directory; Your Health; and Money and Investing.
- ElderWeb
http://www.elderweb.com/
- This website was developed by Karen S. Brown, a CPA from
Illinois. It is designed as a "comprehensive place to link research and information
about eldercare." Links to articles, directories, and organizations are arranged by
topics such as: health, living, and financial. This site provides links to articles,
directories, and organizations related to estate planning. This web site contains links to
articles and organizations related to health care issues.
- Estate Planning Links Web Site
http://www.estateplanninglinks.com
- This webpage is maintained by Dennis Toman at Booth Harrington Johns &
Toman, LLP in Greensboro, North Carolina. This web site provides an extensive list of estate planning
links of interest to professionals involved in estate planning. These links are grouped by topics such
as tax; estate planning; elder law; specialty topics; probate and living trust issues; and useful
resources. Updates are made on a regular basis.
- FirstGov for Seniors
http://www.seniors.gov/
- FirstGov for Seniors is one of several projects created at the
direction of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPRG). Access America is
former Vice President Gore's project to get Americans connected to government services via the
Internet. The Social Security Administration (SSA) agreed to create, host and maintain this
website as a service especially geared toward seniors citizens. This site is designed to help
users access all government sites that provide services for senior citizens, such as Social
Security Administration, Health Care Financing Administration, the Administration on Aging, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, etc. In addition to the links to all federal agencies and all
50 States, there are links to such topics as health, consumer protection, insurance, and tax planning.
- Friendly4Seniors
http://www.friendly4seniors.com/
- This site, constructed and hosted by Network Engineering & Resources
Development Specialists (NERDS), contains extensive links to resources of interest to senior citizens.
The categories include: housing, associations, recreation, government agencies, books, and newsgroups.
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
http://www.nsclc.org/
- Links to organizations, legal services, government agencies, foundations, and
law schools are contained at this site.
- PALawHELP.org
http://www.palawhelp.org/PA/index.cfm/County/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/PA/
TextOnly/N/ZipCode/%20/LoggedIn/0/so/1
- PALawHELP.org is a free service funded by a grant from the Legal Services
Corporation and supported by Pennsylvania Legal Services. Pennsylvania Legal Services and Neighborhood
Legal Services Association maintain the web site, created by Pro Bono.net. This guide to legal information
and free civil legal services is arranged in broad categories such as consumer, disability, elder law, health
care, immigration, public benefits, children and families, education, employment, housing and shelter, migrant
issues, and veteran issues.
- SeniorScape
http://www.seniorscape.com/
- Links to elder care resources are presented at this site.
- Stetson University Elder Law Center
http://www.law.stetson.edu/excellence/elderlaw/
- The Elder Law Center at Stetson University College of Law was established in
1995. It maintains a web site where current cases and materials pertaining to
aging can be found as well as extensive links to other related sources including
links to health care, Alzheimer's disease, and aging information.
- Tim Takacs's Bookmarks
http://www.tn-elderlaw.com/bookmark.htm
- This is a well-organized bookmark link site to a wide variety of
elder law and legal research tools, created by Tennessee Elder Law practitioner, Tim Takacs.
- Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology
http://www.iog.wayne.edu/
- GeroWeb is designed as an online resource for researchers, educators,
practitioners, and others interested in aging." Links to the resources can be found on this virtual
library by browsing categories such as grief/dying, gerontology, housing/real estate, and publications
or creating a keyword search.
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ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS AND JOURNALS
- Aging Internet Information Notes : Alphabetical listing of topics
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes.asp
- This website, maintained by the Center for Communication and Consumer
Services, is an alphabetical listing of journals and magazines that explore the broad range of
aging-related concerns such as nutrition, elder abuse, housing, health care, and other policy issues.
Links to the journals are provided when available. Many of the publications on the list are contained
in the Aging Information Resources Library at the Center for Communication and Consumer Services.
- Elder Law FAX
http://www.tn-elderlaw.com/elderfax.html
- This is a weekly newsletter about elder law published by Timothy L. Takacs, a
Tennessee attorney. The current issue is available at this site. Subscriptions are available free of charge
through e-mail.
- Elder Law Issues: A Weekly Newsletter of Elder Law Information
http://www.elder-law.com/issues.html
- This weekly on-line newsletter is published by Fleming and Curti, an
Arizona law firm practicing in elder law, bankruptcy, and personal injury. Articles can be searched
by keyword and are also available in paper.
- Elder Law Journal
http://www.law.uiuc.edu/elderlaw/
- This site contains abstracts of recent issues of the Elder Law Journal
published by the University of Illinois College of Law.
- Elder Law San Antonio Express News columns
http://premack.com/
- This site contains the weekly elder law columns by Paul Premack as
published in the San Antonio Express News.
- Journals on Aging
http://crab.rutgers.edu/~deppen/journals.htm
- Journals on Aging, compiled by Monika Wood, Rutgers University
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, is a list of journals that focus
on aging and/or health care of older individuals. The website provides contact information,
scope of the publication, and links to subscription information.
- NextSteps Newsletter
http://www.lifemanagement.com/nextsteps/news/
- NextSteps, the Life Management Resource for Elderly and Disabled Issues, is
co-authored by Jan L. Warner, an elder law and tax lawyer, and Jan Collins, an editor and writer. The web
site is based on the popular national newspaper column syndicated by United Features Syndicate. Topics
include: dealing with aging, caregiving, living wills, estate planning, elder abuse, and much more. Some
sections of the web site may be restricted to members only. The NextStep Newsletter is available from 2001
to the present.
- SeniorJournal.com: Senior Citizen News Daily on the Web
http://www.seniorjournal.com/
- SeniorJournal.Com, published by Sutherland Advertising, is a searchable
daily news website for senior citizens which covers current news and features articles on a variety of
subjects such as entertainment, finances, health, hobbies, and travel. Click on Links-Senior for an
annotated list of web sites for senior citizens.
- Social Security eNews
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/enews/
- This is a free monthly electronic newsletter covering news and
information from the Social Security Administration. The subscriber can also receive email updates
on a variety of categories that include law & regulations, data studies & research, and issues
specifically related to seniors.
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GENERAL RESEARCH RESOURCES
- FirstGov
http://firstgov.gov/
- FirstGov, an official United States Government website, is a project of the
President's Management Council and is managed by the FirstGov Team. It was launched September 22, 2000 and is
designed to be a centralized place to find information from local, state and U.S. Government Agency websites.
Information is arranged in broad categories: for citizens, for businesses and nonprofits, for federal employees
and government-to-government. Users can search information by key word, or browse by topic, audience, reference
center, or organization.
- GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
- GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that
provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal
Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version. In addition to
providing links to agency websites, it also provides research tools.
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cgp/index.html
- The Catalog, updated daily, provides bibliographic information for U.S.
Government information products from January 1994 to the present.
- U.S. Government Online Bookstore
http://bookstore.gpo.gov/
- This is the official online bookstore for U.S. Government publications
available for purchase from the Government Printing Office.
- CataLaw
http://www.CataLaw.com/
- CataLaw is a catalog of catalogs on the Internet and is intended to be a
"single gateway to all legal and government indexes on the Internet."
- Findlaw
http://www.findlaw.com/
- Findlaw, a free index of Internet legal resources, is organized for legal
professionals, businesses, students, and individuals. Resources include cases, statutes, news articles,
and more. Users can search by keyword or browse by topic.
- Hieros Gamos
http://www.hg.org/
- Hieros Gamos, initiated by Stephen J. McGarry in 1996, is a free comprehensive
research site offering links to information on laws and regulations worldwide, as well as links to a variety
of legal organizations and subject areas.
- ILC Glossary of Internet Terms
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html
- This site contains the Internet Literacy Consultants glossary of Internet terms. For example:
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol) — A very common method of moving files
between two Internet sites. FTP is a special way to login to another Internet site for the purposes
of retrieving and/or sending files. There are many Internet sites that have established publicly
accessible repositories of material that can be obtained using FTP, by logging in using the account
name anonymous, thus these sites are called anonymous ftp servers.
- HTML (HyperText Markup Language) — The coding language used to create
Hypertext documents for use on the World Wide Web. HTML looks a lot like old-fashioned typesetting code,
where you surround a block of text with codes that indicate how it should appear, additionally, in HTML
you can specify that a block of text, or a word, is linked to another file on the Internet. HTML files
are meant to be viewed using a World Wide Web Client Program, such as Netscape, Microsoft Internet
Explorer, or Mosaic.
- HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) — The protocol for moving hypertext
files across the Internet. Requires a HTTP client program on one end, and an HTTP server program on the
other end. HTTP is the most important protocol used in the World Wide Web (WWW).
- WWW (World Wide Web) — Two meanings - First, loosely used: the whole
constellation of resources that can be accessed using Gopher, FTP, HTTP, telnet, USENET, WAIS and some
other tools. Second, the universe of hypertext servers (HTTP servers) which are the servers that allow
text, graphics, sound files, etc. to be mixed together.
- LawGuru.com
http://www.lawguru.com/
- LawGuru.com web site is owned and operated by The Law Offices of Eslamboly &
Barlavi of California. It offers a wide variety of features such as an articles library, daily legal news,
weird laws, and links to other sites dealing with a variety of legal topics. The Legal Research feature offers
access to over 500 legal search engines, tools, and databases. The site is one of the hosts for the Internet
Law Library, which contains thousands of links to resources in many areas all over the world.
- Legal Information Institute: a Research Activity of the Cornell Law School
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
- The Legal Information Institute (LII), founded by Thomas Bruce and
Peter Martin in 1992, is a non-profit activity of the Cornell Law School. It contains full text
of U.S. Supreme Court and other federal court cases , U.S. Code, CFR, Federal Register and links
to other federal materials. It also provides access to full text of state and international legal
materials. The site can be searched by keyword, jurisdiction, or browsing the list of law topics.
The site also features a "spotlight" of current legal events in the news.
- The Virtual Chase: A Research Site for Legal Professionals
http://www.virtualchase.com/resources/index.shtml
- This site is compiled by Genie Tyburski, Research Librarian at Ballard Spahr
Andrews & Ingersoll. It is an annotated, comprehensive guide to locate resources beneficial to legal
professionals conducting research on the Web. Contained at this site are links to case law, government
documents, news sources, company information, and other non-legal sources.
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PUBLISHERS OF ELDER LAW PRODUCTS
- Aging Internet Information Notes : Publishers of Aging-related Journals and Magazines
http://www.aoa.gov/NAIC/Notes/agingjornals-magazines.html#Publishing Companies
(Web site not available as of April 2005)
- The website, created by the Center for Communication and Consumer Services,
contains links to publishers of journals and magazines that explore the broad range of aging-related concerns,
such as nutrition, elder abuse, housing, long-term care, and other policy issues. Contact information,
frequency of publication, and information on electronic access is provided.
- Aspen Publishers
http://www.aspenpublishers.com/
- Haworth Press, Inc.
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/default.asp
- LexisNexis : Matthew Bender : Elder Law
http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/catalog?action=publisher&pub_id=1&cat_id=T&pcat_id=18
- LexisNexis : Michie : Elder Law
http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/catalog?action=publisher&pub_id=2&cat_id=T&pcat_id=18
- The National Academies Press
http://www.nap.edu
- RIA — Estate Planning
http://ria.thomson.com/estateplanning/estateproducts.asp
- Sage Publications — Aging & Gerontology
http://www.sagepub.com/subject.aspx?scode1=100&sc=1&sname1=Aging+%26+Gerontology
- West Group — Social Security Law and Elder Law Products
http://west.thomson.com/store/searchresults.asp?ProductType=Products&Topic=Elder+Law,+Social+Security
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This page was last updated:
10/20/2006
Please send questions, comments, and requests for additional
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