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Techstreet
Provides access to all current Australian standards plus draft standards and handbooks.
2 simultaneous user limit.
National Construction Code
Provides technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings in Australia.
IEEE Xplore
Access journals, conference proceedings and standards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
IEL provides access to more than 1.7 million full-text searchable conference and journal articles published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). There is a full backfile to 1988, with some content going back to 1913. All active IEEE standards are also included in the IEL subscription.
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IEEE Xplore

20 simultaneous user limit.

AV-DATA. International Civil Aviation Organization Collection
A collection of documents issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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1 simultaneous user limit. Once connected to the site, you will need to have (or create/register) an account. After login, select IHS Engineering Workbench. Before searching - Select Advanced Search from the dropdown menu. Select the My Subscriptions and AV-DATA filters and click Search to retrieve a list of subscribed documents . Please log out of the resource when you have completed your session

Search engines and directories

Generally these sources provide only a listing of standards. The full-text documents have to be purchased.

Industry Standards & Regulations - IHS
Comprehensive listing of industry standard organisations and their standards, which are for sale through IHS. Provides listings by subject.

What is a standard?

A standard is a "documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used consistently as rules, guidelines or definitions of characteristics, to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose." (ISO)

Standards:

make the development, manufacturing and supply of products and services more efficient, safer and cleaner
facilitate trade between countries
disseminate innovation
provide governments with a technical base for health, safety and environmental legislation, and conformity assessment
share technological advances and good management practice
safeguard consumers
provide solutions to common problems

Standards are developed by international and national standard organizations, as well as professional and industry organizations.

To make the process of developing a new standard more efficient, organizations often adopt an existing standard as their own. Examples are equivalent Australian and New Zealand standards. Numerous Australian standards have an equivalent British or ISO standard.