British Standards Online - BSOL

British Standards Online (BSOL) is a bibliographic, citation and full-text database of more than 45,000 standards. British Standards Online is rich in business-critical content covering a broad range of disciplines for all industry sectors.

Delivering British Standards information directly to the desktop, British Standards Online is a growing resource containing bibliographic details of more than 45,000 British Standards and allows you to download the full-text of any draft or current standard.

British Standards Online provides:

• Information accessible directly from the desktop. Just browse, search and download the information
• The most comprehensive British Standards collection maintained, stored and managed for you
• 24/7 instant unlimited access
• Access to draft standards
• Flexible search fields to pinpoint the information you are looking for
• Daily updating to ensure you are always using the current version of the standard
• "My notifications" - email alert service
• Easy to read results list and summary pages
• Clear and improved quality images using pdf presentation
• Annual subscription for easy budgeting
• Highly flexible subscription options - subscribe to the full collection, choose from 55 subject-related modules or customize your collection
• British Standards classified according to International Classification for Standards (ICS) 

British Standards Online - BSOL packages

British Standards Online comes as the full collection, a choice of pre-defined modules or custom collections.

The full collection contains the complete set of British Standards. Included in the full collection are modules numbered 1 to 53. The full list is available by clicking this link.

You can choose from separate modules or any combination of multiple modules.  In addition to Select Option packages: 

• Select Option A (any 5 modules from 1 to 53)
• Select Option B (any 10 modules from 1 to 53)
• Select Option C (any 15 modules from 1 to 53) 

There are two more modules which are only available as individual modules - Module 54 - Historical Standards and Module 57- BS 2000 Series

Custom Collections are available to organizations that need a degree of flexibility.  You may build your own collection from individual British Standards across all modules in bundles from a minimum of 50 to a maximum of 200. 

See the full list of BSOL modules

To discuss your options, please contact a BSOL representative on +44 (0)20 8996 7071, email BSOLsales@bsigroup.com or complete the enquiry form. 

Accessing British Standards Online (BSOL) is easy. Once you've decided which modules you want to subscribe to, our BSOL team will set up according to your preffered access level:

• Unique username and password
• institutional or "blind" login (automatic recognition)
• Athens login

The minimum system requirements needed to access British Standards Online, BSOL, are as follows:

• i486 or Pentium personal computer
• Microsoft Windows 95 with 10MB of RAM, Windows 98 with 10MB of RAM, or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later and 16MB of RAM
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 with Adobe Acrobat Reader or Netscape Navigator or
• Communicator version 4.0 with Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or above standard Windows printer able to print raster images
• 20MB hard disk space
• 56KB Internet connection
• 12” colour monitor
• two-button mouse.

User Testimonials

Shell UK Oil Products

"Shell UK Oil Products have a long term relationship with BSI, spanning over 15 years. This partnership allows Shell UK Oil Products to take advantage of the significant cost savings on offer and the business benefits on a global scale.  It's via online access that Shell UK Oil Products can get hold of the most relevant and up-to-date standards they need at any time of the day, in a quick and easy manner. This is essential for a company with a worldwide presence to maintain its competitive advantage."
Stuart Summers, Quality Systems Manager

Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd (part of Centrica)

"HRL deal with BSI on a daily basis through their online service, British Standards Online (BSOL). It is an excellent service which provides 24/7 access to British Standards, allowing both our on and offshore staff to locate the information they require, quickly and efficiently. The system itself is very intuitive and user-friendly, keeping training to a minimum. HRL rely on BSOL to keep up-to-date with Standards and find an online service to be more compatible with the way we work."
Marion Davies, Technical Information Controller

West Sussex County Council

"West Sussex County Council is committed to promoting prosperity and economic well-being to all parts of the county. By purchasing a BSOL subscription - at a 50% discount thanks to our Membership of BSI - the WSCC Library and Information Service provides local businesses and communities free access to this resource via all 35 of its libraries."
Julie Oakley, County Librarian

British Standards Online (BSOL) Terms & Conditions