ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer & publisher of International Standards. With more than 25,000 standards, many topics can be found for business, government and society. In coordination with 162 countries, including the United States, the ISO-network of national standards institutes is coordinated from the Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland.
| I know a topic but not the specific Standard Developing Organization | |
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| Standards for the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries? Try SAE Mobilus | |
| Standards for materials, products, systems, and services across multiple industries? Try ASTM Compass | |
| Standards for power and energy, artificial intelligence systems, consumer technology, electronics, biomedical care, robotics, home automation, nanotechnology, or emerging technologies? Try IEEE Xplore | |
| Want to explore more standards from over 400 Standard Developing Organizations*? Take a look at the Accuris Standards Store |
*Please do not purchase a standard in the Accuris Standards Store. These standards can be quite expensive. If you would like access to a standard, let your instructor know and contact the Librarian listed on this guide.*
If you want to determine if the Penn State Libraries has a print copy of a standard, follow the steps below.
1. Make sure you have the all the information for the standard you are looking for.
2. Search the catalog by the full title.
3. Search the catalog on name of sponsoring agency (i.e. International Standards Organization) or standard number (ISO 9001:2008). These will not find the specific standard but allow you to browse similar ones.