• a critique/evaluation of a test that has been published and is used in practice by therapists or school psychologists
• a research design that includes a test/questionnaire that has been developed by someone and can be used without purchasing a published test.

Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment (CHOPA) ref BF 176 C654 2003
Four volume set containing 121 chapters by expert contributors. Some chapters present historical review, theoretical considerations, cross-cultural factors, etc., while other chapters are on individual tests described in great detail. Extensive bibliographies end each chapter.
Vol.1: Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment; Vol.2: Personality Assessment;
Vol.3: Behavioral Assessment; Vol.4: Industrial and Organizational Assessment

Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques ref BF 176.5 D53 1988
This well indexed quick reference guide for a multitude of behavioral assessment tools provides substantive descriptions and sources of additional information on each test.

Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment. ref BF 176 E53 2003
Alphabetical arrangement by concept. Entries include techniques; and appropriate instruments are described. Preface lists concepts and categories. Vol. 2 contains the index.

Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques ref HQ 728 T68 2001
Convenient arrangement of abstracts and detailed information on more than 1,000 instruments for assessing family variables, including validity, reliability, sample items, references to additional information.

Handbook of Psychiatric Measures, 2nd ed. ref RC 473 P78 A46 2008
Handbook containing detailed descriptions of more than 275 clinically useful measures from several domains, compiled by medical professionals. Tests are described with reliability, validity, and utility information included. A CD-ROM in PDF format accompanies this work. It provides complete copies of more than 150 measures in the public domain or with copyright permission from test publishers.

Handbook of Tests and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences, 2nd ed.
ref LB 3051 L4543 2000
Contains over 120 instruments, published and/or unpublished, arranged under 36 topics with author and title index. Includes psychometric characteristics and bibliographic sources as well as the instrument itself. Permission from author(s) and/or publisher(s) should be obtained prior to use in research.

Instrumentation in Education: an Anthology ref BFZ 7204 P88 B57 1993
Provides brief descriptions, reliability, validity, scoring, sample items, author, publisher information, and references to other sources of reviews for 850 measures published between 1950 and 1992. Organized by subject category.

Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes ref BF 698.4 M38 1991
This latest volume in the measurement sourcebook series expands the original editions. It contains test examples and evaluative reviews contributed by specialists in 11 attitude areas. An extensive bibliography of additional sources concludes each chapter.

Measuring Health: a Review of Quality of Life Measurement Scales. ref RA 407 B69 1997
Includes reviews and examples of the most popularly used and tested scales. Detailed table of contents; no index; many references to other sources.

Mental Measurement Yearbook 1938-current ref LBZ 5814 P8 B932
The aim of the Mental Measurement Yearbook (MMY) is to provide critical evaluations of published tests and thereby to raise the standards for test construction, validation, and use. The editions of MMY do not supersede, but rather supplement each other. Therefore, depending on when a test was first published, all editions and supplements may be useful in finding information about the test. This information can include: description of the test, critical evaluations, and references to journal articles and reviews. Beginning with volume 9, the MMY is available online, see Databases below.

Tests in Print ref LBZ 5814 E9 B8
This serves as master index to the Mental Measurement Yearbooks and describes every test currently available for purchase. Tests in Print V updates coverage to 13th edition of MMY. It is a good idea to read the "How to Use This Book" section in the introduction. The last page of this guide provides an explanation of the symbols used in the MMY and the TIP. Also available online; see Databases below.

Test Critiques (1984-current) ref BF 176 T419
These volumes review and critique "the most frequently used psychological, educational, and business tests," listing references for further research.

Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education,
and Business, th ed.  ref BF 176 T43 2008
Entries provide the basic information necessary to decide whether a particular test is appropriate. Several thousand tests are described in three main sections (Psychology, Education, and Business), which are further divided into subsections. There are special indexes for hearing-impaired, physically impaired, visually impaired, and foreign availability.

Tests and Measurements in Child Development: Handbook I, 1956-65.
Handbook II, 1966-74.   ref BF 722 J64 1976
These handbooks together make available information on over 1200 unpublished tests of child development, including how to obtain the test. Arrangement is by broad subject category and sub-category. Indexes of measure, author, and subject are provided in volume 2.

Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. ref BF 431 G625
This directory provides references to experimental nonstandardized mental measures currently undergoing development. Test descriptions and references to journal articles are organized into categories with an author and subject index. Directory is updated regularly with new volumes.

ETS Test Collection Catalog v.1-5. 2nd ed. ref LB 3051 E79 1993
Brief abstracts describe, but do not evaluate, a wide variety of more than 14,000 published tests from kindergarten through adult. This source locates hard-to-find as well as commercially available instruments.

Use EUREKA to locate books on testing and tests.
Suggested Library of Congress subject headings useful for searching the EUREKA Computer Catalog are:

Ability--Testing Anxiety--Testing Educational tests and measurements Examinations--Evaluation Intelligence tests	Minorities--Psychological tests Perception--Testing Personality tests Psychological tests Psychological tests for children

For test information related to a specific discipline, "Reading--Ability testing", for example, identifies the following title:

Reading: Tests and Assessment Techniques. ref LB 1050.46 P87 1985

A Guide to Assessment Instruments for Limited English Speaking Students.
ref LB 1575.8 G84 1978
Reviews tests developed for K-6 students whose first language is Chinese, French, Italian, Navajo, Portuguese, Spanish, or Tagalog.

A Guide to 75 Tests for Special Education. ref LB 1131 C5416 1984
A selection and interpretation guide. Reviews are organized into three parts: skills areas, preschool, and general intelligence tests. Contains a chapter on Spanish-English language tests. (This edition is preceded by A Guide to 65 Tests for Special Education.)