Older Researchers: Adult Non-Traditional Students and Senior Citizens

By Donna L. Gilton

Adult Non-Traditional Students and Their Development

• Adult Learning (K.P. Cross).
• Ageless Learner - Curious For Life!
• Andragogy and Pedagogy.
• Burkhardt, Joanna M. Information Literacy For Adult Learners/Graduate Students.
• Holmes, John W. "Just in Case, Just in Time, Just For You: User Education for the Re-Entry Student." in Teaching the New Library To Today's Users. Edited by Trudi E. Jacobson and Helene C. Williams. NY: Neal-Schuman, 2000
• Holmes, Katherine and Cynthia Farr Brown. "Meeting Adult Learners, Wherever They May Be: It It's Thursday, It Must Be Thermopolis!" in Teaching the New Library To Today's Users. pp. 221-235.
• Learnativity: Where Adult Learning, Productivity, Creativity, and Activity Meet Online.
• Lieb, Stephen. Principles of Adult Learning.
• Malcolm Knowles: Informal Adult Education, Self-Direction, and Andragogy.
• Sarkodie-Mensah, Kwasi. Reference Services For the Adult Learner: Challenging Issues For the Traditional and Technological Era. Haworth, 2000

Senior Citizens

• American Library Association (ALA). Reference and Users Services Asssociation (RUSA). Guidelines for Library and Information Services to Older Adults.
• Canadian Library Association. Interest Groups. Library Services For Older People. Canadian Guidelines on Library and Information Services for Older Adults.
• Kleinman, Allan. "The Aging Agenda: Redefining Library Services for a Graying Population." Library Journal (April 15, 1995) pp. 32-34.
• Lenn, Katy. "Seasoned Students." in Teaching the New Library To Today's Users. NY: Neal-Schuman, 2000.
  
• Senior Net: Bringing Wisdom to the Information Age.
  

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