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Applied Science

This guide helps you to explore resources relating to the study of Applied Science at PolyU.

Why Standards Matter


Standards are published documents that establish specifications and procedures designed to ensure the reliability of the materials, products, methods, and/or services people use every day.

Standards can help us:

  • better understand the required specifications for products
  • ensure products, systems, services behave reliably and safely
  • learn how something works (treat standards as “how-to” instructions)
  • meet safety criteria required by law

Where to Find Standards


PolyU eligible users can access the full text of standards from the following subscribed databases:


More details about coverage of standards on each platform, no. of concurrent users, and specific requirements for opening the downloaded files. Navigate to individual pages to learn how to find standards in each database.

Database Standards Coverage
(in PolyU's Subscription)
No. of
Concurrent Users
Protected PDF files
(FileOpen plug-in required)
ASTM Compass
  • ASTM
Unlimited  
British Standards Online (BSOL)
  • BS
  • ISO
  • IEC*
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited


IEEE Xplore Digital Library
  • IEEE
Unlimited  
IHS Engineering Workbench
  • AATCC
  • ANSI
  • ASME
  • JIS(JSA)
  • NFPA
3
1
1
3
3
 
Techstreet Enterprise
  • ASHRAE
  • CIE
  • UL
Unlimited
Unlimited
3



*Only those that have been adopted as British Standards

Other Channels to Find Standards

Not Available in IHS? Try searching the hard copies.

Some print copies of standards from ASTM, BS, IEC, ISO, DIN and ANSI are also available upon request. Browser the print collection of standards via OneSearch or search through OneSearch directly. 

Sign in to OneSearch to place the request online. The delivery usually takes 2-3 days. You will be notified by email when the requested documents arrive. The loan period for the print standard is 6 hours.

Note: This service is limited to PolyU students and staff only.

Not Available in Library collection? Suggest us to buy it.

Suggest a purchase ("Books") if the required standard is not available in our collection. We will check with the vendor the circulation policies of requested standard. Usually, we will buy the hard copy and keep it in the closed stack at Loan & Return Counter (P/F) for loan. The loan period for the hard copy standard is 6 hours.

 

Note: This service is limited to PolyU students and staff only.