Monitored and updated daily in line with changes in world standards as they happen, our library collection encompass a wide range of standards, technical regulations, codes of practice and supporting technical requirements plus a wealth of additional trade, technical and marketing information related to standards.
National standards
Issued by National Standards Bodies (NSB) and members of International Standardization Organizations in the original language with some translations available, the BSI library collection includes:
- BS - Complete set of all current and withdrawn British Standards
- German Standards (DIN)
- French Standards (AFNOR)
- Australian Standards (AS)
- New Zealand Standards (NZS)
- Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)
- Canadian Standards (CSA)
- USA Standards (see listed under Industry Standards below)
International and regional standards
Produced by international and regional organizations including:
- ISO - International Organization for Standardization
- IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
- CEN - European Committee for Standardization
- CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Industry standards
Standards and specifications produced by organizations other than the national standards bodies. Standards in this category include:
- ANSI - American National Standards Institute
- API - American Petroleum Institute
- ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
- IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- ISA - Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
- UIC - International Union of Railways
- VDI - Association of German Engineers
Legislation and technical regulations
Those which are legally binding, or which support other legislation including:
- EU documents
- Building codes
- Health and safety guidelines
To find out more about how BSI members can borrow from our library collection, please see the BSI Library Loans Services
