Research Guides: Standards: What is a Standard?

Quick Links for Standards

AAMI
Access to Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation standards

ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window
Access to full text of ASTM standards.

IEEE Xplore
Access to IEEE Standards.
NFPA Codes and Standards
As part of its commitment to enhancing public safety, NFPA makes its codes and standards available online to the public for free. Access is in read-only format.

SAE Mobilus This link opens in a new window
Access to current SAE standards.
MAD CAD: Building Codes Online This link opens in a new window
Access to national and international building and construction codes and standards.

ASSIST
Access to Military Specifications.
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All users of ASSIST must register to obtain a user account and password in order to access ASSIST-Online. Registration data is used by the DODSSP to establish the correct type of account and to manage and audit customer activity. Accounts are available free of charge to all users who need access to standardization document information.

Standards Module

The engineering librarians at the U-M Art, Architecture & Engineering Library created a short module on engineering standards. This module is meant to give a beginner an introduction to the structure and purpose of standards and demonstrates how to find standards at the University of Michigan Library.

Although the resources featured are specific to U-M, the concepts are broadly applicable to all technical standards.

Take the Introduction to Standards module here.

U-M students taking the Standards Module for credit should access it in their Canvas site.