Publications Catalog

A complete listing of the publications produced
by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

THE BUROS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL MEASUREMENTS

For over 60 years the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements has worked to serve the public interest and advance the field of measurement. Founded in 1938 by Oscar K. Buros, the Institute is dedicated to monitoring the quality of commercially published tests. In addition to promoting appropriate test selection, use, and practice, the Buros Institute works to encourage improved test development and research through thoughtful, critical analysis of individual instruments and the promotion of an open dialogue regarding contemporary measurement issues.

The titles published by the Buros Institute are focused on providing consumers and other test users with accurate evaluations of the usefulness and effectiveness of commercially available tests. Related volumes concerning issues and topics within the field of assessment are also published as part of the Buros Institute catalog.

All volumes (with the exception of the Buros-Nebraska Series)
are distributed by the University of Nebraska Press
(web: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu; phone: 800-755-1105;
fax: 800-526-2617; email: pressmail@unl.edu).


MENTAL MEASUREMENTS YEARBOOK SERIES

The cornerstone of the Buros Institute's publishing activities is the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) series. The MMY includes timely, consumer-oriented test reviews, providing evaluative information to promote and encourage informed test selection.

Typical MMY test entries include descriptive information, one or two professional reviews, and reviewer references. To be reviewed in the MMY a test must be commercially available, be published in the English language, and be new, revised, or widely used since it last appeared in the MMY series. Beginning in The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook, tests also must provide sufficient documentation supporting their technical quality to meet criteria for review.

Between the years 1988 and 1999, the Buros Institute produced a Supplement to the Ninth through Thirteenth Mental Measurements Yearbooks. Beginning with the Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook, volumes in the MMY series are produced every two years. The Supplement series has been discontinued.

  • The Seventeenth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Kurt F. Geisinger, Robert A. Spies, Janet F. Carlson, and Barbara S. Plake, 2007. Hardbound, LC 39-3422, ISBN 97-80910-67460-7. $195.00.
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Sixteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Robert A. Spies and Barbara S. Plake, 2005. Hardbound, LC 39-3422, ISBN 0-910674-58-2. $195.00.
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Fifteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Barbara S. Plake, James C. Impara, Robert A. Spies, 2003. Hardbound, LC 39-3422, ISBN 0-910674-57-4. $195.00.
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Barbara S. Plake and James C. Impara, 2001. Hardbound, LC 39-3422, ISBN 0-910674-55-8. $195.00.
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Thirteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by James C. Impara and Barbara S. Plake, 1998. Hardbound, LC 39-3422, ISBN 0-910674-54-X. $165.00.
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Twelfth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Jane Close Conoley and James C. Impara, 1995. Hardbound, LC 39-3422, ISBN 0-910674-40-X. $150.00. Special price: $75.00
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Eleventh Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Jack J. Kramer and Jane Close Conoley, 1992. Hardbound, LC 39-3422, ISBN 0-910674-33-7. $125.00. Special price: $62.50
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Tenth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Jane Close Conoley and Jack J. Kramer, 1989. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-31-0. $135.00. Special price: $67.50
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Ninth Mental Measurement Yearbook Edited by James V. Mitchell, Jr., 1985. Hardbound, 2 volumes, ISBN 0-910674-29-9. $250.00. Special price: $125.00
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • The Eighth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1978. Hardbound, 2 volumes, ISBN 0-910674-24-8. $175.00. Special price: $87.50
  • The Seventh Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1972. ISBN 0-910674-11-6. Available on microfiche only. $75.00.
  • The Sixth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1965. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-06-X. $75.00.
  • The Fifth Mental Measurement Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1959. ISBN 0-8032-1164-3. Available on microfiche only. $75.00.
  • The Fourth Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1953. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-04-3. Available in microfiche only. $50.00.
  • The Third Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1949. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-03-5. Available in microfiche only. $50.00.
  • The 1940 Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1941. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-13-2. Available in microfiche only. $50.00.
  • The 1938 Mental Measurements Yearbook Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1938. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-12-4. Available in microfiche only. $40.00.

    Order Mental Measurements Yearbooks and Supplements
    from the University of Nebraska Press
    (web: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu; phone: 800-755-1105;
    fax: 800-526-2617; email: pressmail@unl.edu).


    TESTS IN PRINT SERIES

    Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. Now in its Seventh Edition, TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s). A score index permits users to identify what is being measured by each test. Tests in Print also guides readers to critical, candid test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook series. Tests in Print is an indispensable reference for professionals (including such areas as education, psychology, business) and anyone interested in the critical issues of tests and testing.

  • Tests In Print VII Edited by Linda L. Murphy, Robert A. Spies, and Barbara S. Plake. 2006. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-59-0. $325.00
  • Tests In Print VI Edited by Linda L. Murphy, Barbara S. Plake, James C. Impara, and Robert A. Spies. 2002. Hardbound, ISBN 0-910674-56-6. $325.00
    Special price: $162
  • Tests In Print V Edited by Linda L. Murphy, James C. Impara, and Barbara S. Plake. 1999. Hardbound, 1710 pp., 2 volumes, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-51-5. $325.00
    Special price: $162
  • Tests In Print IV Edited by Linda L. Murphy, Jane Close Conoley, and James C. Impara, 1994. Hardbound, 1473 pp., 2 volumes, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in., LC 83-18866, ISBN 0-910674-53-1. $325.00
    Special price: $81.25
  • Tests In Print III Edited by James V. Mitchell, Jr., 1983. Hardbound, 714 pp., 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-52-3. $150.00.
  • Tests In Print II Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1974. Hardbound, 1107 pp., 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-14-0. $130.00.
  • Tests In Print Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1961. Hardbound, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-08-625. $25.00.

    Order Tests in Print from the University of Nebraska Press
    (web: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu; phone: 800-755-1105;
    fax: 800-526-2617; email: pressmail@unl.edu).


    ELECTRONIC ACCESS:
    MENTAL MEASUREMENTS YEARBOOK SERIES
    TESTS IN PRINT SERIES

    At the Buros Center for Testing's website (www.unl.edu/buros), search engines allow you to examine a large amount of information on tests and testing. "Test Reviews Online" is a web-based service of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Test reviews are available to individual users exactly as they appear in the Ninth through Seventeenth Mental Measurements Yearbook series. In addition, monthly updates are provided from our latest test review database. For a small fee, users may download reviews for over 2,500 tests that include specifics on test purpose, population, publication date, administration time, and descriptive test evaluations.

    The Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) series is available from EBSCO and OVID/SilverPlatter at many academic libraries. Containing the text of the Ninth through the Seventeenth Mental Measurements Yearbooks, the MMYD is updated every 6 months to ensure timely access to current information. The MMYD is available to libraries and organizations by subscription and may be provided as a stand alone service for authorized users.

    The Tests in Print (TIP) series is currently available from EBSCO and provides up-to-date descriptive information on currently available, English language tests. Access to the electronic versions of the MMY and TIP may be combined into one product for instant access to both current descriptions of available tests and their most recent test reviews.

    BUROS DESK REFERENCE SERIES

    The Buros Desk Reference volumes highlight specialized areas of assessment, and provide reviews and information for many of the instruments used most frequently in that particular area. Priced affordably, the Buros Desk References are created for individual users who need a smaller reference book to keep on a desk or in a briefcase. They contain the test reviews from the MMY Series, as well as descriptive information, current pricing, and publisher addresses.

  • Buros Desk Reference: Psychological Assessment in the Schools Edited by Linda L. Murphy and James C. Impara; Preface by Jane Close Conoley, 1994. Softbound, 454 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-37-X. $39.95. Special price: $19.95
    [tests reviewed in this edition]
  • Buros Desk Reference: Assessment of Substance Abuse Edited by James C. Impara and Linda L. Murphy; Preface by Jane Close Conoley, 1996. Softbound, approx. 350 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-42-6. $39.95. Special price: $19.95
    [tests reviewed in this edition]

    Order the Buros Desk Reference series from the University of Nebraska Press
    (web: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu; phone: 800-755-1105;
    fax: 800-526-2617; email: pressmail@unl.edu).


    BUROS-NEBRASKA SERIES ON MEASUREMENT AND TESTING

    Addressing contemporary issues in testing, the Buros-Nebraska Series provides a valuable resource for professionals and students in a variety of disciplines. The series identifies movements and concerns affecting the future of measurement, and provides an overview of current thinking and past trends. Each volume in the series focuses on a topic within the assessment field. Individual chapters are authored by noted professionals and address issues relevant to that area. Together the volumes provide unique insight and perspective not found in any other publication or series. (Please note: All titles in this series only are distributed directly through the Buros Institute.)

    New pricing: Prices below reflect a 50% reduction

  • Issues in the Measurement of Metacognition Edited by Gregory Schraw and James C. Impara, 2000. Hardbound, 340 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-45-0. $24.95.
  • Multicultural Assessment in Counseling and Clinical Psychology Edited by Gargi Roysircar Sodowsky and James C. Impara, 1996. Hardbound, 370 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-41-8. $24.95.
  • Licensure Testing Edited by James C. Impara, 1995. Hardbound, 362 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-39-6. $34.95.
  • Family Assessment Edited by Jane Close Conoley and Elaine Werth, 1995. Hardbound, approx. 230 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-38-8. $24.95.
  • Teacher Training in Measurement and Assessment Skills Edited by Steven L. Wise, 1993. Hardbound, 234 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-36-1. $24.95.
  • Curriculum-Based Measurement Edited by Jack J. Kramer, 1993. Hardbound, 187 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-910674-01-9. $24.95.
  • Computers & the Decision-Making Process Edited by Terry B. Gutkin and Steven L. Wise, 1986. Hardbound, 288 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-8058-0610-5. $29.95.
  • The Future of Testing Edited by Barbara S. Plake and Joseph C. Witt, 1983. Hardbound, 305 pp., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., ISBN 0-89859-589-4. $24.95.

    Order the Buros-Nebraska series directly from the Buros Institute
    at 402-472-6203, or by email to rstrautkalns1@unl.edu


    MENTAL MEASUREMENTS YEARBOOK MONOGRAPHS

    Mental Measurements Yearbook Monographs provide a unique historical perspective on the field of measurement. Each volume in the monograph series contains information and test reviews for instruments in a specialized area of testing. The reviews are drawn from the first seven editions in the Mental Measurements Yearbook series. A more recent collection of the monograph series is the Buros Desk Reference (BDR). These two books include test reviews compiled from the sixth through the thirteenth editions of the Mental Measurements Yearbook series in the specialized areas of school psychology and substance abuse.

  • English Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1970. Hardbound, 395 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-15-9. $40.00.
  • Foreign Language Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 312 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-16-7. $35.00.
  • Intelligence Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 1129 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-8032-1163-5. $80.00.
  • Mathematics Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 435 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-18-3. $35.00.
  • Personality Tests and Reviews I Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1970. Hardbound, 1659 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-10-8. $50.00.
  • Personality Tests and Reviews II Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 841 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-19-1. $65.00.
  • Reading Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 257 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-09-4. $30.00.
  • Science Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 296 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-21-3. $35.00.
  • Social Studies Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 227 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-910674-22-1. $35.00.
  • Vocational Tests and Reviews Edited by Oscar K. Buros, 1975. Hardbound, 1087 pp., 7 1/4 x 10 in., ISBN 0-8032-4650-1. $75.00.

    Order the MMY Monograph series from
    the University of Nebraska Press
    (web: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu; phone: 800-755-1105;
    fax: 800-526-2617; email: pressmail@unl.edu).