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Finding a Test, Measurement, Scale, Survey, or Questionnaire

NOTE: This page is no longer being maintained. Please consult our Tests, Measurements, Scales, Surveys, and Questionnaires LibGuide for the most up-to-date information on this subject.

Databases

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) MGH access only.
To locate articles discussing a test:
- Search for the instrument name in the Instrumentation (it) field (e.g. beck.it)
- Search for the instrument name as publication type (pt): research instrument (e.g. beck.pt)
PsycINFO MGH access only.
To locate articles discussing a test:
- Click on Limit and choose the Tests & Measures limit.
- Search for the instrument name in the Tests & Measures field (tm) (e.g. beck.tm) to find articles about the test.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
To locate articles containing the full-text of an instrument:
- Search in advanced mode for instrument name as keyword.

Treadwell Library Print Resources - Reference Stacks

Compendium of quality of life instruments
MGH Ref. 1 WA 900.1 C737 1998
Directory of unpublished experimental mental measures
MGH Ref. 1 ZBF 431 G619 v.8 2003
Handbook of psychiatric measures
MGH Ref.1 WM 34 A512h 2000
Personality tests and reviews: including an index to The mental measurements yearbook
MGH Ref.1 ZBF 431 B967p
Test critiques
MGH Ref. 1 BF 176 T344
Tests in print
MGH Ref. 1 Z 5814 .E9 T342
The mental measurements yearbook
MGH Ref. 1 ZBF 431 M549
Online Index to Tests Reviewed in the Mental Measurements Yearbook

Treadwell Library Print Resources – Book Stacks

A compendium of neuropsychological tests: administration, norms, and commentary
WL 141 S768c 1998
Instruments for clinical health-care research
WY 20.5 I59 2004
Measurement of nursing outcomes
WY 16 M484 v.3 2003
Measurement tools in patient education
W 85 M485 2003
Measuring health : a guide to rating scales and questionnaires
WA 900.1 M478m 1996
Pediatric and neonatal tests and procedures
WS 141 P3676 1996
Quick reference to speech-language pathology
WL 39 P835q 1999
Scales and scores in neurology : quantification of neurological deficits in research and practice
WL 141 M424s 2004a

Gutman Library, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Test Collections
The Reserve Test Collection supports current HGSE courses.
The Historical Test Collection contains tests, measures, and assessments.
Hours & Access

Web Sites

MGH's School Psychiatry Program & MADI Resource CenterTools to assist in measuring a young person’s mental health symptoms, and/or measure progress after interventions are put in place at school or at home.
AAC (Association for Assessment in Counseling) Site includes extensive links to similar organizations, and documents such as Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests and Standards for Multicultural Assessment.
American Psychological Association (APA) Includes extensive information about locating tests and FAQ/Finding Information About Psychological Tests.
Association of Test Publishers (ATP) ATP represents providers of tests and assessment tools and/or services related to assessment, selection, screening, certification, licensing, educational or clinical uses. Includes links to test publishers.
Australian Multicultural Mental Health Network Multilingual (50 languages) versions of psychological/psychiatric assessment tools or instruments. Documents are in PDF format with English equivalent.
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection Includes an extensive library of 20,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early 1900s to the present.
Quality of Life Instruments Database Identifies and describes QOL instruments. A few links to full-text instruments are provided.
Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences Index to almost 8,000 tests and measures from the University of Texas at Arlington.
University of London Research Library Services A selection of some of the most frequently requested scales that can be found in books and journals.

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