Standards and Patents 

A standard is a published document setting out specifications and procedures designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistently perform the way they were intended to. It establishes a common language which defines quality and safety criteria.

There are several types of standard. These include:

AS – Australian standard
NZ – New Zealand standard
BS – British standard
ISO – International standard
EN – European standard

Australian Standards Online (ASO) is the University of Sydney's primary search tool for searching Australian and International Standards. It contains a wide range of standards from Australia and elsewhere.

ASO provides full-text access to a wide range of current Australian Standards, draft Standards, and handbooks (excluding Standards and handbooks with joint copyright). International and other standards: ISO, IEC, DIN, ETSI, JIS, are available, but not in full-text.

If the item you require is not available, please contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian for further assistance.

Tips for using the ASO database:

·         - Limited number of licences available. If you get the message "All licences in use", try again later

·         - Remember to click “All” button when searching for non-Australian material

·        - “View standard” – pdf available

 - “Buy” or "Request to unlock" – unavailable (check for equivalent, which may be available)

Current ASTM Standards are now available on request from

library_astm@usyd.edu.au

(Please ensure that the request is sent from your university email account.)

The ASTM Digital Library is still available for technical content covering a wide range of materials and industries, including Special Technical Publications, manuals, technical papers and journals here.

You cannot access current standards from the database, you need to request them via email.

The IEEE Explore database contains a complete set of current IEEE standards.

In order to search for IEEE standards, follow this procedure:

1. Go to the IEEE Explore homepage
2. Click on "Advanced Search"
3. Under "Publications", deselect everything except "IEEE Standards"
4. Run your search