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 | "An accepted reference sample which is used for establishing a unit for the measurement of physical quantities." Dudley Williams, "Standard (physical measurement)," in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com "Standards provide technical definitions and guidelines for designers and manufacturers." American Association of Engineering Societies |
Main Standards Organizations | How to FIND Standards | How to GET Standards | | For example, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) sets standards for materials, products, systems, and services, such as ASTM E422, "Test Method for Measuring Heat Flux Using a Water-Cooled Calorimeter." See also Drexel University's guide to standards. | | - ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) -- Standards for materials, products, systems, and services, such as "ASTM F1338 - 91(2007) Standard Guide for Main Propulsion Medium Speed Marine Diesel Engines Covering Performance and Minimum Scope of Assembly"
- ANSI (American National Standards Institute) -- Oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines across business, including acoustical devices, construction equipment, dairy and livestock production, and energy distribution. ANSI itself does not issue standards but accredits programs that assess conformance to standards, such as the ISO 9000 (quality) and ISO 14000 (environmental) management systems.
- East View -- This company collects standards, and allows browsing and searching of the State Standards of the Russian Federation ("GOSTy"), in English or Russian.
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) -- Standards in electrical engineering and electronics, such as "Standard test specifications for gas-tube surge-protective devices." Note: IEEE Xplore does NOT include any draft standards; it only includes approved standards.
- IHS (formerly "Information Handling Service") -- IHS sells many kinds of standards. There are many organizations that issue standards and many kinds of codes and standards. Although you may not want to buy from IHS, it's always helpful to have another place to search for standard numbers that you may be looking for.
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization) -- ISO is "the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system."
- National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI) -- This is a branch of NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). NCSCI has a list of providers from whom you can purchase standards
- Standards.gov -- This government organization just offers information about standards. It offers "background materials and useful links for locating information about the use of standards in government." Their focus is on how federal agencies use standards.
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| | | Unless you have the ISSN or ISBN of the standard, do an ADVANCED KEYWORD search in the JHU Libraries catalog. - Put in as much information as you can and include the word "standard" as a subject word
- If you are sure that a particular word is in the standard's title, use the TITLE field and try limiting by the date.
| | | Some databases allow you to limit your search to just "standards." For example, in Compendex you can limit your search to standards by searching for "standard" as an "EI Control term." You can also go to the Web site of the organization that produced the standard and see whether they have a catalog of their standards. Or, do searches in some of the organizations listed above. | | |
| | | Look in WorldCat to see if any library has cataloged the standard you're looking for. If so, perhaps it can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan.
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| | Call the Library of Congress's Technical Reports and Standards division at 202-707-5655, open Monday through Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
Note: You must go to the Library of Congress to use and copy the standards. | | This set of standards is in the Science Reference section at TA401 .A525.
Here's the easiest way to use them: - Look at the online ASTM home page
- From the left column, choose STANDARDS
- Enter keyword in search box; e.g., "knee"
- Click on the standard you'd like to see; e.g., "ASTM F1814-97a(2003) Standard Guide for Evaluating Modular Hip and Knee Joint Components." [Make sure to notice the difference between "active" standards vs. "historical" or "withdrawn."]
- ASTM standards are grouped by broad subject areas in each volume, and then numerically by number within the volume. On the online page, note the number after "Book of Standards Volume." In this case, it's 13.01.
- Go to the print edition and choose Volume 13.01, and then follow the headings at the tops of the pages until you get to F1814 etc. The full standard includes figures and tables.
- The library buys a new set every three years. If the online page says that there a later standard than the print, you can probably get it through interlibrary loan.
| | The IEEE database, called "IEEE Xplore," contains the full text of IEEE journal articles, conference proceedings, and standards published from 1988 to the present.
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| | - Look at the web site of the particular organization whose standard you want. You will usually have to buy the standard, but there is other good information. For example, ISO's online FAQ is extremely helpful. It includes answers to common questions, including the list of products, services, and the many varied things for which there are standards.
- The Document Center in Belmont, CA ($$$)
Phone: 650-591-7600
Fax: 650-591-7617
E-mail: info@document-center.com
The web site is a little frustrating, but you can search their catalog for standards from many different sources.
- Techstreet in Ann Arbor, MI ($$$)
Use their online database to search for more than 300,000 industry codes and standards from 350 of the world's leading standards developing organizations. Areas covered include aerospace, architecture/engineering/construction, boilers and pressure vessels, electronics, energy and petrochemical, food and beverage, information technology, medical and pharmaceutical, and water and wastewater, among others.
The customer service FAQ page mostly concerns how to pay them and how much it costs to have standards shipped to you.
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