| Acronym |
Organisation |
Notes |
| AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
- information on medical instrumentation and technology, and relevant
national and international standards
- browse Standards available in PDF, or use the 'Search Standards'
link for a guided search screen
- results include price, abstract and a preview of PDF documents
- also included, via the 'Standards Development' link, is information
about active ISO, IEC and AAMI standards projects and other technical
committee news
- via the 'Resources link', 'Hot Topics' provides information on subjects
in the news that are important to the industry
|
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
- select the 'eStandards Store' link
- options include searching for a particular standard by Standards
number or keyword; browsing ISO, IEC and other standards collections;
or reviewing new standards and products
- results give number, title, abstract, file size and price
|
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
Note: the library holds a number of print sets of Annual
book of ASTM standards
- select the 'Standards' option at the top of the list on the left.
Search by number or keywords, browse by subject area or browse the
alphanumeric listing.
- results will give an exact name and scope note for each matching
standard along with subject notes
- cost (US dollars) and ordering information are provided; standards,
in PDF format, may be downloaded using credit card facilities
- ASTM standards [Printed] are available in the standards collection
of the Hargrave-Andrew Library at: 600.78 A512
|
| BSI |
British Standards Institution |
Note: register (free) to view summaries of documents.
- choose 'Search Standards Catalogue' from the list on the left
- you may conduct a simple search, using the BSI number, via the search
box on the left of this screen
- if you have already registered, use the 'Log In' tab on the left.
First time users should register via the Login option on the right
- for more complex searches (keyword, number, title, ISO equivalent,
etc), click the 'Search' tab
- Results give number, title, status and price. If you have registered,
selecting an individual standard (i) will give more
detail
- log-off when you have finished searching
- help is available with searching
|
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
- Choose the 'IEC Web Store' icon on left of screen, and then the 'Search
and Buy Standards Online' link
- You may search by number, terms or various other criteria
- Following the links will give, prices, abstracts, history, committees,
etc
|
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc |
- to search IEEE Standards, click on the 'Standards' tab at the top
of the screen.
- select the 'Find a Standard' link from the box on the right of the
screen.
- select the 'Search for IEEE Standards products at ShopIEEE' option
- you have the option of searching by keywords, or by standard number
- limit your search to Standards by ticking the box at the bottom of
the screen
- Monash staff and students may obtain full text standards via IEEE
Xplore (IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL) Online)
|
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
- the ISO site gives a number of alternative methods of searching for
standards or other publications
- the most comprehensive searches may be conducted from the 'Extended
Search' icon on the top right of the page
- select the ? to the left of the 'Extended Search' link for help on
searching
- results give name of standard, its number and year of publication,
language and descriptors. Some abstracts are available for more recently
published Standards
- includes links to ISO
members
- ISO standards may also be searched via Standards
On-line Premium (Monash only). Requests may be made for ISO standards
to be 'unlocked'
|
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication Standardization
Sector |
|
| NISO |
National Information Standards Organization |
- select the NISO Standards link on the left of the page
- use the options listed under 'Navigate the Standards' to browse standards
by category, subject area or number.
- PDF's may be downloaded for free, and hard copies may be purchased.
|
| SA |
Standards Australia International Ltd. |
Note: Monash staff and students may access the full
text of Australian Standards via Standards
on-line premium. Standards may be searched by number or keyword. This
collection is updated weekly. The full text PDF of standards may be viewed,
printed or saved. When using 'Standards On-line Premium' you are urged
to:
- note the licence and copyright conditions; and
- 'logoff' when you have completed your task. This is a two step process
- there are a number of alternative methods to search for Australian,
ISO and IEC standards from the initial Standards Australia page.
- using the 'Search Product Catalogue' options will allow you to search
by number, keywords, or lead you to the 'Power Search' facility
- when results are displayed, clicking on the title will give summary
information including price and status
- standards may then be downloaded or a hardcopy ordered for a fee
from Standards Australia
|
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
Note: the SAE
Handbook is held in the Hargrave-Andrew Library
- use the search box in the centre of the screen to search the entire
SAE site for all SAE's publications including standards and specifications
- use the 'Advanced Search' option to conduct more precise searches
- when searching for a standard by number include the prefix without
any spaces or punctuation (eg J1674 not J-1674 or AIR1815 not AIR 1815)
- each result will give the document number, date, title, issuing committee,
scope, file size and price. Information on ordering and method of delivery
(post, fax or download) is also given
- select the Standards link under the SAE store will allow you to browse
Standards by category or subject
|
| SNZ |
Standards New Zealand |
- use the Search option on the right hand side of the screen to search
for Standards by name, keyword or number, (prefixes are not required)
- results will list matching standards indicating if they are available
in PDF or print format. Price is also given
- clicking on individual titles will give additional information (if
available), including number of pages and an abstract
|
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
- the entire UNESCO site may be searched from the first page. However,
items of a 'standard' nature may be found under the Legal
Instruments section.
- the Documentation
Resources section offers an effective Advanced Search option
to search UNESCO documents and publications.
|
| WHO-OMS |
World Health Organization |
- the entire suite of WHO pages may be searched using the 'Search'
box at the top of the page.
- results vary depending on the type of document retrieved, e.g. publication,
report or recommendation.
- the Search option in the list at the left of the page offers a range
of options for limiting a search, e.g. the subject option will give
access to a listing of documents relating to Pharmaceuticals.
|
| WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
- covers various aspects of intellectual property from copyright to
patents at the international level
- use the 'Resources' link on the top bar, or those in the box on the
left, to locate information
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