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:
PolyU eligible users can access the full text of standards subscribed by the Library. Here are some useful standard sites for SFT:
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 |
|
Unlimited | |
British Standards Online (BSOL) |
|
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited |
✓ ✓ ✓ |
ACCURIS Engineering Workbench (formerly IHS) |
|
Unlimited |
*Only those that have been adopted as British Standards