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Pauline Melgoza

July 18, 2014

Science & Engineering Librarian

Texas A&M University Libraries

Free Access to Standards

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What is available?

You can find a few free standards online offered by organizations

You can also find pirated standards online

I prefer to access from a authentic site

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ASTM

Must register for an account

Standard referenced may not be the most recent or up-to-date version available

Though, you can buy the current version on their site

Printing and downloading not available

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ASTM Reading Roomhttp://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/

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NFPA

Must register for an account

Access to standards and codes

Must allow cookies to be able to view documents

Printing and downloading not available

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http://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/free-access

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ASSISThttp://quicksearch.dla.mil/

Can register for an account but don’t need it to see documents

Access to standards and specifications

Printing and downloading available available

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Updates

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