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Identifying Relevant Standards
If you are not sure which standard you need, or you want to explore what standards exist, the links on this page will help you get started.
Selected National Standards Organizations
Military and Federal Standards & Specs
- ASSIST Quick Search (Military Standards)Free access to Defense and Federal specifications and standards available in the official Dept of Defense repository.
- EverySpecFree downloads of government and military standards, specifications, handbooks, and documents.
- Federal Agency StandardsInformation on the use of standards by U.S. federal agencies.
International Standards Organizations
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization)ISO is a developer and publisher of international standards, working with a network of national standards institutes from over a 150 countries.
UW Libraries have a selective collection of ISO standards available through the ASTM Compass database, with some older editions in paper. - ITU (International Telecommunication Union)Free Access for all to ITU-T recommendations
- IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)This organization describes itself as "the world’s leading organization for the preparation and publication of International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies."
Standards A-Z
- Directory of Standards Developing OrganizationsA directory of Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) that play a role in the U.S. system, including contact information, the scope of standards development work, and their international activities by geographic region.
- ANSI-Accredited Standards DevelopersThe complete list of SDOs accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
Standards Stores & Search Engines
- ANSI WebStoreAbstracts only. The American National Standards Institute WebStore contains standards-related information from a wide range of developers, government agencies and international organizations.
- SAE MobilusCitations and abstracts of SAE International standards.
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