LibGuides: Engineering / Computer Science: Finding Standards & Building Codes

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UNLV Libraries provides access to a variety of standards documents to campus, and several sets are available to the public. On this page you will also find information for instructors, students, and researchers interested in the standards publication process. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to email Sue Wainscott, Engineering Librarian, at Sue.Wainscott@unlv.edu.

Interlibrary Loan - Get standards documents and other materials
Sign up for your free Interlibrary Loan account to get access to many more standards documents and materials from other libraries. Under the New Requests menu, select and use the Standards Document request form. You might need to first register your Rebel Card with the Libraries before getting an Interlibrary Loan account.
Interlibrary loan barcode request form
Use this form only if you are unable to obtain a RebelCard and wish to create an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) account to request materials from other libraries.
In-course access to selected ISO and IEC standards
ANSI, in support of the United States Standards Strategy, can make certain ISO and IEC standards documents available for free for in-course use. See this website for the instructor request form.

Locating Engineering Standards

The below databases and webpages provide access to standards documents in Engineering and other fields.

Learn How To Find Standards - from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Locating relevant standards documents can be more challenging than a regular search for literature and information. NIST provides some good tips for how to get started on this webpage.

Techstreet This link opens in a new window
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Search over 500,000 standards and code documents from hundreds of organizations in a variety of fields.
UNLV employees, students, faculty, and staff can view full text and redlined views of historic changes to subscribed documents, and request full text of unsubscribed items through Interlibrary Loan. Sign up for a personal user account to receive notifications of updates and save annotations

ANS American Nuclear Society Standards
This set and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions.
ANSI Read-Only access to selected standards
"The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Incorporated by Reference (IBR) Portal provides a one-stop mechanism for access to standards that have been incorporated by reference in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These standards incorporated by the U.S. government in rulemakings are offered at no cost in “read only” format and are presented for online reading. There are no print or download options."
ASHRAE Read-Only versions of selected standards
ASHRAE provides online, read-only access to popular standards and many standards that are incorporated by reference into laws or code.
ASSIST U.S. Department of Defense Standards Quick Search
Search for and access .pdf files for Department of Defense standards and specification documents that have been cleared for public access.
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ASSIST stands for Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System. See http://www.dsp.dla.mil/Specs-Standards/ for more information.

IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
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Locate IEEE standards documents, articles and conference papers published by the IEEE societies.
Provides access to almost a third of the world's current electrical engineering, telecommunications, power, and computer science literature. Full-text access to all IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, conference proceedings, and all current IEEE standards.

International Codes for building safety and fire prevention
The non-profit International Code Council (ICC) provides free access to building safety and fire prevention codes and standards that are used by many government agencies.
ISO International Standards Organization Read Only Standards Incorporated by Reference
"In accordance with ISO/IEC JTC 1 and the ISO and IEC Councils, these International Standards are publicly available for Standardization purposes."
NATO Standardization Document Database (NSDD)
Publically available, current, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standards documents may be downloaded from this website. Available in English and French.
NFPA National Fire Protection Association - Read Only Standards Access
"As part of its commitment to enhancing public safety, NFPA makes its codes and standards available online to the public for free. Online access to NFPA's consensus documents conveniently places important safety information on the desktops of traditional users as well as others who have a keen interest. NFPA is committed to serving the public's increasing interest in technical information, and online access to these key codes is a valuable resource."

SAE MOBILUS This link opens in a new window
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Search within SAE International publications and media including the complete sets of SAE Automotive and Aerospace standards documents, 13 scholarly journals, over 140,000 additional peer-reviewed technical papers, industry magazines, e-books, and more.

U.S. Department of Defense ASSIST Standards Quick Search
Search for and access .pdf files for Department of Defense standards and specification documents that have been cleared for public access.
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ASSIST stands for Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System. See http://www.dsp.dla.mil/Specs-Standards/ for more information.

Locating Standards for Topics Beyond Engineering

Accounting Standards
This guide provides information about standards in the field of Accounting.
Education Standards
This webpage provides information about U.S. K-12 educational / curriculum standards.
Metadata Standards
This webpage provides a searchable directory of metadata standards for research data sets, in a wide variety of disciplines.

Standards Developing Organizations

Directory of Standards Developing Organizations, by ANSI
The American National Standards Institute provides a searchable directory of Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) that meet basic qualifications. This directory can assist you in selecting an organization to search for committees that may be drafting or updating standards that are relevant to your project.

ANSI offers: StandardsLearn.org - An American National Standards Institute (ANSI) learning portal for free educational courses and materials related to standards, standardization, and conformity assessment. Includes resources for K-12+ and professional development.

IEEE offers Learn about the Standards Development Lifecycle.

ASTM offers a Standards 101 webpage that includes brochures and other materials describing the development and use of engineering standards.

International Classification for Standards
Learn about the International Classification for Standards documents, used to organize international, regional, and national standards within libraries and search tools.

Additional standards in the library collection, print and e-formats

AASHTO GDHS-7 Green Book - A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 7th Edition, Includes October 2019 Errata by American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9781560516767
Publication Date: 2017
This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions.
AASHTO LRFDBDS-9 Bridge Design Specifications, 9th Edition by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9781560517382
Publication Date: 2020
This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions.
ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary (ACI 318R-19) by American Concrete Institute
Call Number: online and at Architecture Studies Library, Reference TA683.24 .A25 2011
ISBN: 9781641950565
Publication Date: 2019
This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions.
AISC 325-17 Steel Construction Manual, 15th Ed by American Institute of Steel Construction
Call Number: online
Publication Date: 2017
This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions.
AISC 327-18A Seismic Design Manual, 3rd Edition by American Institute of Steel Construction
Call Number: online
Publication Date: 2018
This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions.
ASCE/SEI 7-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures by Structural Engineering Institute Staff (Contribution by); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Staff
Call Number: online and TH851 .M56 2006 Architecture Studies Library
ISBN: 0784408092
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
ASCE/SEI 7-16 Minimum design loads and associated criteria for buildings and other structures by American Society of Civil Engineers
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9780784479964
Publication Date: 2017
ASME boiler and pressure vessel code
Call Number: Lied Library 5th Floor Oversize TJ290 .A83x
Publication Date: 1995 ed. updated through 1997
More recent edition sections may be requested through Interlibrary Loan: https://guides.library.unlv.edu/interlibraryloan/illiad
ASTM Annual book of standards
Call Number: Lied Library 5th floor TA401 .A653
Publication Date: 2002, 2004
This historic set of ASTM standards is available in printed book format. Current ASTM standards may be requested through Interlibrary Loan: https://guides.library.unlv.edu/interlibraryloan/illiad
ASTM Annual book of standards
Call Number: Architecture Studies Library Architecture Reference TA401 .A653
Publication Date: 2004
This historic set of ASTM standards is available in printed book format. Current ASTM standards may be requested through Interlibrary Loan: https://guides.library.unlv.edu/interlibraryloan/illiad
NFPA (Fire) 70 : National Electrical Code by National Fire Protection Association
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9781455912773
Publication Date: 2017
This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC) sets the foundation for electrical safety in residential, commercial, and industrial occupancies. The 2017 edition of this trusted Code presents the latest comprehensive regulations for electrical wiring, overcurrent protection, grounding, and installation of equipment.

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