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Course #8
Finding Standards

Standards users frequently require assistance in finding the standards appropriate for their needs. This course addresses the problems that standards users have in identifying the standards they need and in obtaining the required documents.

Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• make use of a variety of sources to identify standards
• locate suppliers for purchasing standards
• find services to help you keep your standards collection up-to-date
• choose the appropriate format for obtaining standards

Target Audience

This course is for anyone new to standards or those needing a refresher on the subject, such as:

• corporate librarians
• purchasing staff
• corporate engineering and design staff
• government and public administration staff
• university faculty and students (engineering, business, public policy, law)
• standards development organizations staff