Search Tips
Availability of Full Text: (Commercially) Published vs. Unpublished Tests
Published tests or measurements are available for purchase from the test publisher. In many cases, the library will not have the full text of commercially published tests as certification or permission from the publisher and author(s) may be required to administer these tests.
Unpublished tests or measurements are not available commercially but may be included in library databases, articles, studies, or dissertations. These tests are also under copyright and you may need to contact the author for use permissions.
Be Patient
Finding a test or measurement instrument can be challenging at times and requires patience. You will likely need to consult several different resources, online databases and books but don't give up. If you need additional help please contact a librarian.
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Finding Unpublished Tests in Journals
- APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost)
APA PsycInfo includes abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations from the fields of behavioral and social sciences. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from periodicals in dozens of languages.
Type keywords related to your topic in the first search box and choose "Instrumentation - IN" from the dropdown menu.
Click the Search button.
- CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
A comprehensive source of nursing & allied health journals, providing full-text for more than 770 journals indexed.
In the first search box, type in your topic and leave the drop-down box as "All fields"
In the next box, type the word appended and select Tests & Measures - TM from the dropdown menu.
Click the Search button.
Data in Dissertations & Theses
- Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
A comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.
From the Advanced Search page, type your keywords in the first search box and leave the dropdown menu as "Anywhere".
In the second box you enter "data" and select "Supplemental file type - SPTYPE"
Click Search.
