Engineering: Standards

A research guide on Engineering information sources at LSU Libraries

Engineering Standards

LSU Libraries provides access to standards used in the engineering specializations in the databases listed below.

The Libraries also collects individual standards in print. For more information about access to print standards, contact the engineering librarian.

Search for standards in the databases linked below.

Compendex Contains:

ASTM

•All active & legacy ASTM standards

•67,000 records indexed with Ei Thesaurus

•1901 – present

IEEE

•All active & legacy IEEE standards

•1922 – present

SMPTE

•All Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers standards

•1950 – present

Engineering Standards Organizations & Government Information

Search the websites listed below to identify standards used in specific industries.

To determine if the Libraries provides access to a specific standard, contact one of the engineering librarians listed in the Engineering Standards box.

AASHTO Bookstore
Alphabetical list of AASHTO standards. Contact Interlibrary Loan for access options.
ASABE Standards
Numerical and subject indices for ASABE Standards. Contact Interlibrary Loan for access options
ASCE Standards
Search for standards at the ASCE website. Contact Interlibrary Loan for access options.
ASHRAE Standards Read-Only
NIST.gov Standards Topics
Standards.gov
Includes information on standards used in government