Research Guides: Reusable Content: Standards

Standards

Standards are essential documents for scholarly research. Some standards databases or catalogs cover association/society, national and international standards and link to full-text documents when appropriate. Alternate databases index and describe standards, but require a subscription or a cost to acquire individual standards. Contact the Brock Library to ask any questions or learn more about gaining full-text standards. An extensive list of standard databases, guides and aids if available for consultation.

A select list of the most highly used open and Brock Library patent database are listed below.

INSPEC and Compendex databases cite standards. More standards full-text databases are forthcoming!

A select list standard collections, catalogs, news, data and information databases are listed below.

CSA Standards: CSA OnDemand This link opens in a new window
- Provides full-text access to the complete collection of Canadian standards and codes as well as related handbooks, guidelines and commentaries.
- Coverage: from 1924-current.
- Note: Users are permitted to download PDFs, except for codes and standards-for these documents please use 'View Online' option. Off-campus users can only use the “View Online” option. See the Offline Access Guide and the Quick User Guide for details on viewing and download options.
- Permitted Uses
ASTM Standards and Digital Engineering Library This link opens in a new window
- Covers a broad range of standards in the engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.
- Includes active standards as well as historical, redlined and withdrawn standards. Content is updated as standards are released.
- The Engineering Digital Library provides access to Standard Technical Papers and Symposia papers, journals, e-books, manuals, and data series.
- To access additional features, users can also register for an individual account by clicking on the register link on the top right of the screen.
- Technical Note: third party cookies must be allowed on your browser, in order to access content.
- ASTM Digital Engineering Library content (except Standards) is also available on the ASME platform.
- Permitted Uses
IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
- Provides access to some of the world's most highly-cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.
- Limited to 50 simultaneous users.
- Permitted Uses
- Published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).