The Buros Center for Testing is an independent, non-profit organization within the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln that continues the mission of its founder, Oscar Krisen Buros, to provide critical reviews of published tests in clinical and educational psychology.
The Buros Center comprises three distinct units that, together, provide unique products and services for the testing and assessment community.
The Psychometric Consulting unit also offers auditing and accreditation services for licensure and certification tests.
[5] He indicated that he was motivated to start the project due to his belief that nine out of ten published tests were unreliable.
Upon his death, the Buros Institute of Mental Measurement moved to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where it has remained.
The reviews are available by the following means: A series of reference books that provide periodic updates covering English language tests that have been published or changed since the prior edition.
An online service at the center's website provides brief information on over 4,000 published tests and offers full reviews for purchase and immediate download.
[12] The center houses the Oscar K. Buros Library of Mental Measurements, a nearly complete collection of all English language tests published since 1930 that is available for public use.