Standards and Specifications Collection: Standards/Specifications Organizations

• AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)
• ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council)
• ACI (American Concrete Institute)
• AIA (Aerospace Industries Association; NAS/National Aerospace Standards)
• ANS (American Nuclear Society)
• ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
• AOCS (American Oil Chemists' Society)
• API (American Petroleum Institute)
• AREMA (American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association)
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
• ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers)
• ASM International (Alloy Digest)
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
• ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials)
• AWS (American Welding Society)
• AWWA (American Water Works Association)
• BOCA (Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.).  Archival standards only, for current building related standards please see ICC).
• ICBO (International Council of Building Officials) Archival standards only, for current building related standards please see ICC).
• ICC (International Code Council)
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
• NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)
• SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers:  AMS Standards)
• UL (Underwriters Laboratories; Directories and Standards)

• Accuris (formerly Techstreet)
• ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
• ASTM International
• Beuth Verlag
• DOD ASSIST (military and federal standards/specifications)
• IEEE
• IHS Standards Store
• NISO (National Information Standards Organization)
• NIST Techical Series publications (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

A Reference Specialist is available during library hours, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST.

Contact us:

• Phone: 800.662.1545 or 816.926.8701.
• For questions about the collections or resources: reference@lindahall.org, or complete the Reference Request Form.
• For questions about library accounts or renewals: circ@lindahall.org.
• Check one of the Reference Guides that may provide additional help.

Click here for more information about using the Library.