Standards Available at the Libraries
This table summarizes the standards sets available at the Libraries. If you need a standard outside of these collections, request it, and we will look into purchasing a copy. If you have any questions about standards, contact the librarians at the bottom of this page, and we'd be happy to help!
Standards Development Organization | How To Access |
|---|---|
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials | Many AASHTO standards are available on Knovel as part of Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing. Tips for searching Knovel Some pre-2009 AASHTO standards are also available in print. |
AATCC American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists | Also available in print in the AATCC Technical Manual. |
ACI American Concrete Institute | ACI Manual of Concrete Practice (print) ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices (2018) (print) ACI 318-19: online access available via Engineering Workbench. |
AOCS American Oil Chemists’ Society | Official Methods and Recommended Practices of the AOCS (print) |
ASABE / ASAE American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (formerly the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)) | Older ASAE Standards (1984-2005) are also available in print. |
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is available in print. Engineering Workbench includes non-BPVC standards. |
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials | |
CEN European Committee for Standardization CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization | ASTM Compass includes European Normative Standards (ENs). |
CFR Code of Federal Regulations | |
IEEE Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers | IEEE Xplore includes current IEEE standards. |
ICC International Code Council | |
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission ISO International Organization for Standardization | ASTM Compass includes European-adopted IEC and ISO standards issued by AENOR (Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification). European-adopted IEC and ISO standards are identical to the original IEC or ISO standard. For IEC and ISO standards that have not been issued by AENOR, submit a request. More information about European-adopted ISO and IEC standards |
MIL-STDS / MIL-SPECS Military Standards and Specifications | ASSIST includes MIL-STDS and MIL-SPECS standards that have been cleared for public release. |
NISO National Information Standards Organization | |
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers | SAE Handbook (2006-2009) (CD-ROM) SAE Handbook (1936-2005) (print) |
TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry | TAPPI standards, technical information papers, and useful methods, 2012-2020 (CD-ROM) TAPPI standards, 2008-2011 (CD-ROM) TAPPI test methods, 1989-2007 (print / CD-ROM) |
UL Underwriters Laboratory |
Other sources for standards
Sources for standards at the Libraries
The Libraries subscribes to a number of databases featuring standards. In addition, there are over 10,000 books, documents and other materials in the Libraries relating to standards.
Free standards resources
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains a list of standards organizations that offer free access to their standards.
The ANSI Incorporated By Reference Portal provides free access to standards that have been incorporated by reference in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).