Help - Finding Standards and Specifications

Standards and specifications are documents issued by professional or trade associations or by government agencies. They define the properties, strength, size, shape, etc. of materials, components, and products. Standards also describe processes, procedures, and test methods as well as time, distance, measurements, apparel sizing, and more.

Standards can be difficult to find in academic libraries. They tend to be quite expensive and as they are frequently revised it can be difficult to keep up with the latest editions.

The Cal Poly Pomona Library does not maintain an extensive collection of standards but we do have some, including:

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Annual Book of ASTM Standards, REF TA401.A653. The Library has the 2006 edition. Check the free searchable index on the ASTM website to find out if our set has the latest revision of the standard you need. IEEE Standards Available through IEEE Xplore; connect from Databases: Engineering National Fire Codes (includes National Electric Code), REF TH9111.N375a SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Ground Vehicle Standards (J-Reports) can be found in the SAE Handbook, REF TL151.S62

We do have other standards. If you're looking for a standard not listed here, check the Library Catalog or contact the Engineering Librarian . Also, you can use Document Delivery to borrow copies from another library.

For more information about Standards and Specifications, including websites to search for standards, see Websites by Subject: Standards and Specifications.

Ann Morgan
Engineering Librarian
June 17, 2009

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