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Finding Tests in Books & Articles
Searching Books
To search for books about tests when searching the library catalog, use the phrase "tests and measurements". To find books about how to test for a particular skill or ability, use the phrase "ability testing" with another term, such as comprehension.
To find more test & measurement instruments, use this comprehensive guide.
Searching Journal Articles
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CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)The IN field includes names of instruments used in research studies. To search for instruments, enter the most unique word or phrase in the instrument name. Enter topic word in the search box (e.g. coping, anxiety, depression). For visual instructions, click here.
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Current Contents ConnectIndexes the table-of-contents pages of scholarly journals, books and conference proceedings in many fields.
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Sociological AbstractsProvides access to the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. Covers 1800+ journals, back to 1952.
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Web of ScienceCan trace literature and find studies that employed specific tests/instruments. NOTE: Often, unpublished test or instruments must be obtained directly from the authors.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses GlobalDescriptions, sometimes with full text, of doctoral dissertations & master theses from US, UK, Canada, Ireland, etc.
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PubMed @ U-MHelpful MESH headings for the concept of tests and measures include: questionnaires, psychological tests, psychometrics outcome, and process assessment. Database may be searched using keywords from the title of a particular instrument.
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MEDLINE (Ovid)The Ovid interface for the Medline database. Helpful MESH headings for the concept of tests & measures include: questionnaires, psychological tests, psychometric outcome, & process assessment. Database may be searched using keywords from the title of a particular instrument.
To find more test & measurement instruments, use this comprehensive guide.
Last Updated: Oct 13, 2025 1:26 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences