Periodicals, indexes, and abstracts important to the interdisciplinary fields of gerontology and geriatrics which are currently available at the Wichita State University are discussed. The section on periodicals includes a discussion of why they are useful as an information source, along with a short description of the scope of 18 journals. The section on how to use indexes and abstracts includes discussion of coverage, focus, relevant subject index terms, arrangement, and short review exercises on 15 of these sources from the fields of anthropology, social work, medicine, psychology, education, and sociology. Four general indexes are also described, and brief notes are included on computerized data bank searches and interlibrary loan. (MBR)