Subject Guides: Technical Standards: Locating Standards

What are Standards?

Standards are agreed upon formulas for the best way of doing things. Standards can be about making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials – standards cover a huge range of activities. Using standards in manufacturing, industry, and workplaces improves quality, safety, and efficiency.

Some places where standards are used:

Quality management standards to help work more efficiently and reduce product failures.
Environmental management standards to help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable.
Health and safety standards to help reduce accidents in the workplace.
Energy management standards to help cut energy consumption.
Food safety standards to help prevent food from being contaminated.
IT security standards to help keep sensitive information secure.

(adapted from ISO Standards)

Where to Find Standards

Use the links below to identify the standard/s you need.

Learn How To Find Standards Tips from NIST on searching for the standards you need
ANSI IBR STandards Portal The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Incorporated by Reference (IBR) Portal provides a one-stop mechanism for access to standards that have been incorporated by reference in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
ISO Standards Search the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards Catalog by keyword, or browse for standards by ISO Technical Committee (TC) or International Classification for Standards (ICS) category.
TechStreet A commercial website that has a comprehensive, searchable listing of technical standards. It is useful for identifying the most current version of a standard and all superseded versions.
IHS Standards Store The IHS store is a commercial source for standards. It has over 800,00 standards searchable by publisher, keyword, or number.

ASCE Library
The ASCE Library is an extensive resource for civil engineering research, with ASCE Journals, and Conference Proceedings. In addition, ASCE Library provides online access to E-books and Standards, encompassing all civil engineering content areas, including construction, structures, transportation, geotechnics, environment, water resources, and civil engineering practice.
ASTM Compass
The ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library.
1. On the ASTM Compass homepage, Click on the Subscriptions tab
2. Click on the ASTM logo
3. Click on Journals
4. Select journal title of interest to drill down to desired content Once an individual issue is selected, the page will refresh and it will appear the issue did not open, scroll down to see the contents of the issue.
1. On the ASTM Compass homepage, Click on the Subscriptions tab
2. Click on the ASTM logo
3. Click on Journals
4. Select journal title of interest to drill down to desired content

Once an individual issue is selected, the page will refresh and it will appear the issue did not open, scroll down to see the contents of the issue.
IEEE Xplore
Complete full-text access to the IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) - journals and magazines, transactions, conference proceedings and active IEEE standards. These publications are relevant to many disciplines, including electrical engineering, computer science, electronics, sensors, energy, aerospace, communications, nanotechnology and information technology.

Standards can be searched by the title or standard number in LibrarySearch. Technical Standards can be found at the Circulation & Reserves desk on the Mall (North) side of the building.
Contact Heather Perrone if you cannot find a specific standard.

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request standards we don't have. When requesting provide as much information about the standard as you can identify, including the title, the number, the year of adoption and the publishing organization.

Interlibrary Loan

If Interlibrary Loan is unable to obtain the standard you need, talk to your faculty and ask them to place an order request to Heather Perrone. Because of the high cost of acquiring technical standards, and the strict copyright and licensing restrictions, Fogler will only order them at the request of faculty members.