Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

This year ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) is sponsoring THREE competitions – two for undergraduates and a new competition for Master’s level students!

The purpose of these competitions is to highlight the best student research papers using quantitative data.  The objective is to encourage students to explore the social sciences by means of critical analysis of a topic supported by quantitative analysis of a dataset(s) held within the ICPSR archive and presented in written form.

• The winner of each competition receives $1,000 cash and the paper will be published.
• Deadline for submission is January 31, 2010.

More information, submission guidelines, and promotional posters are found by visiting the competition website.

Locating information about psychological and health assessment instruments, as well as a copy of the instrument itself, requires searching psychosocial literature. Resources for locating this type of information include Health and Psychosocial Instruments, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Health Services and Sciences Research Resources, and Mental Measurements Yearbook. Please note: a copy of a test is only available from the test producer for purchase to qualified and licensed professionals.

Connecting to these five resources:

Contact the Biomedical Library if you have questions about any of these five resources, or need help searching for psychological tests and measures.

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