Standards Searching: Learn Effective Skills - NUS Libraries - RU-Standards... · ACI 440.5-08 and...
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Standards Searching:Learn Effective SkillsBy Karen YapNUS Libraries
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Research Cycle
IDEATIONGet your literature review doneDo a literature search
LOTS of informationOrganise and manage
WRITE, PUBLISH and PROTECT your idea
WIDEN REACH
What is Researcher Unbound
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OutlineA. IntroductionB. The five big sets of standardsC. How to get e-standards that we subscribe D. How to check for Singapore Standards/Codes
of Practice E. What if NUS Libraries does not have standard
you need?F. Subject Guide for standards collection
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OutlineA. IntroductionB. The five big sets of standardsC. How to get e-standards that we subscribe D. How to check for Singapore Standards/Codes
of Practice E. What if NUS Libraries does not have standard
you need?F. Subject Guide for standards collection
1) Overview of Library’s standards collection
2) How to check for a particular standard
3) What to do if you can’t find it
4) Online Guide:-Cheat sheet-Summary of five sets-Content of this session
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Section AIntroduction
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Standard BodiesNationalSS SPRING SingaporeBSI :British Standards Institution
RegionalCEN European Committee for Standardization (Comite Europeen de Normalisation)
BS 4678-4
EN 3-10
SS 570
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Standard Bodies
InternationalISO International Organization for Standardization
-all subject areas except electrical and electro technicalmatters. These are handled by the
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
ISO 9001
IEC 60067AOther bodies: E.g. American Concrete Institute (ACI) ACI 440.5-08
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Standards get adopted by other standards bodies
E.g. ISO 9001
Got adopted by British
EN ISO 9001Got adopted by Europeans
BS EN ISO 9001
The Library does NOT have ISO or EN online,but has British Standards Online (BSOL)Can you, an NUS student/staff, with access to BSOLget hold of ISO 9001 or EN 9001?
Yes
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Section B
The Five Big Sets
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FIVE Important Sets of Standards1a) Singapore standards (Prefix SS)1b) Singapore standard[s] : [code of practice]
(Prefix SS CP)
We HAVE COMPLETE setHard copy, NOT electronic copy
EN, ISO
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FIVE Important Sets of Standards2) British Standards Online (BSOL)Prefix: BS
3) IHS Standards expert. IEC (aka IEC Standards) Prefix: IEC
For both:• Online• We DO NOT have every of them of them
EN, IEC, ISO
ISO
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FIVE Important Sets of Standards4) IEEE Xplore
– Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers– Prefix: IEEE
ANSI (American National Standards Institute) on electrical and computer engineering
• Online• We have the COMPLETE set, but except draft standards
IEC, ISO on electrical and computer engineeringNational Electrical Safety Code
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FIVE Important Sets of Standards5) ASTM Standards
Prefix: ASTM– American Society for Testing and Materials– Online– We have the COMPLETE set, except
withdrawn standards
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Summary of Five Sets
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Has some EN or ISOones
Has some ANSI, IEC or ISO ones
Complete
Selected ones only
Complete, excludes draft
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Section C
How to get e-standards that we subscribe
(i) British Standards
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Database: British Standards Online– Sometimes slow– 3 concurrent users– May not be able to access at first try due to
concurrent user limitation
British Standards
DEMOWrite-up based on demo available online
No. of hits in write-ups might have increased
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Individual standards can be retrieved by using the FINDMORE@NUSL Search box
British Standards
DEMOWrite-up based on demo available online
No. of hits in write-ups might have increased
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Section C
(ii) IEEE Standards
How to get e-standards that we subscribe
DEMO:•Using IEEE XploreWrite-up based on demo available onlineNo. of hits in write-ups might have increased due to time lapse
Keying in standard number in FINDMORE@NUSL search box will not work
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Section C
How to get e-standards that we subscribe
(iii) IHS Standards Expert. IEC • Online, only ONE concurrent user• Keying in standard number in
FINDMORE@NUSL search box will not work
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1) Use Firefox. At the Library portal, http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index click DATABASES
2) Type in iec
IHS Standards Expert. IEC
3) Click arrow
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4) Click on title
6) Fill in and click OK
5b) Otherwise scroll down and follow instructions on screen
5a) Click on Campus Login if in campus
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Ignore this bit.Do not click on “User Log in”
7) Click on IHS Standards Expert to log in
8) Click on Continue to legacy IHS Standards Expert to log in
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IHS Standards Expert. IEC
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10) Click to choose My Subscription
9) Key in standard no here. E.g. IEC 62116
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IHS Standards Expert. IEC
12) Click Log out after use
11) Click to view
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Section C
How to get e-standards that we subscribe iv) ASTM Standards
• Online, a bit slow• Keying in standard number in
FINDMORE@NUSL search box will not work
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1) Use Firefox. At the Library portal, http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index click DATABASES
ASTM Standards
2)Type in astm 3) Click arrow
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4) Click on title
6) Fill in and click OK
5b) Otherwise scroll down and follow instructions on screen
5a) Click on Campus Login if in campus
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ASTM Standards
7) Type in ASTM 3686
8) Click
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ASTM Standards
10) If necessary, limit by Standards
9) The latest version ASTM D3686-13 is always retrieved
11) Click to open
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ASTM Standards
Red font: links to other parts of the document
Blue font: external links
Not all coloured fonts are clickable links
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ASTM Standards
If you need to use the database after you have opened the file, do not close the file, but click on the back arrow of the browser
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How to check for Singapore Standards/Codes of Practice
Section D
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Singapore Standards/Codes of PracticeWe have the full set (hard copy only)The up-to-date, current standards are at Central Library, CL Reference 6 (PH Room) Out-of-date, withdrawn ones are in Closed Stacks
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Where is Closed Stacks?
Closed Stacks is a locked room accessible only to Library staff
If you need an item there, you need to make an online request
For procedure to make an online request, please see http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=10029
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Where is CL Reference 6 (PH Room) ?Central Library, 5th floor near the Information Services OfficeFace the Information Services OfficeThe PH [Peggy Hochstadt] Room is on your right Enter the PH Room– section 6 is on the right, first row of shelves– pamphlet boxes rather than books are there– Labels of boxes are colour-coded– Most standards are in boxes with yellow labels– All codes of practice are in boxes with green labels
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PH [Peggy Hochstadt] Room
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Location of CL Reference 6 (PH Room)
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Box for Singapore Standards SS
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Prefix: SS
Call number(not important for purpose of locating standard)
Standard’s # range
Colour of label: Yellow
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Singapore adopts EN, ISO and BS standards
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Singapore Standards
The SS EN (with light blue labels) and the SS ISO (with orange labels) boxes are shelved after the regular SS boxesThere is no box for BS standards
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Boxes for Singapore Standards SS EN and SS ISO
Prefix: SS EN
Prefix: SS ISO
Colour of label: light blueColour of label: orange
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Box for Singapore Standards: Code of Practice SS CPColour of Label : Green
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Call number(not important for purpose of locating standard)
SS CP’s # range
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Arrangement of Boxes with Colour-Coded Labels in CL Reference 6 (PH Room)
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Prefix: SSPrefix: SS ISO
Boxes for Code of Practice, prefix SS CP
Prefix SS EN (light green label)
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Standard needed:SS 34 Specification for Undercoat paint for gloss enamel
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DemoWrite-up available online
Go to website of Singapore Standards eShop to check for minor amendments to current version if any
http://www.singaporestandardseshop.sg/Product/Home.aspx
How to Confirm if Library has a Particular Singapore Standard/Code of Practice
Keywords used : SS 34 and paint and gloss.
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Minor amendments to current version are available online at the website of Singapore Standards eShop
http://www.singaporestandardseshop.sg/Product/Home.aspx
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Key in SS 34
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Some could be important, e.g. Replace ‘3 mm’ from the third sentence and with ‘6 mm’.
Open amendment (if any)
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Standard You need SS
LINC, for minor amendments…http://www.singaporestandardseshop.sg/Product/Home.aspx
Cheat Sheet onHow to Get Standard You Need
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Cheat Sheet onHow to Get Standard You Need
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+ Only if subject is on electrical or electro technical matters
Standard You need ISO
Sources to Check in Order of Importance: FindMore, IEEE Xplore+, IEC +, LINC
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What if 5 big sets do not have standard you need?
Section E
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Source of Free StandardsGet free standards from European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) website
http://www.etsi.org/standards-search#Pre-defined Collections
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E.g. Required standard is ACI 440.5-08 with title Specification for construction with fiber-reinforced polymer reinforcing bars
For others, check at the BOOKS & MEDIA Tab of the Library Portal
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b) Type in ACI 440.5-08 and keywords from title if necessary. Avoid words like specification or standard or code of practice
E.g. Required standard is ACI 440.5-08 with title Specification for construction with fiber-reinforced polymer reinforcing bars
a) At the Library portal, click BOOKS & MEDIA tab
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The standard would be in the Closed Stacks. Do an online request. For details, please see http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=10029
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National Library Board’s Standards Collection Check http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/standardsLevel 7, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library at 100 Victoria Street near Bras Basah Complex.
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Standards not in NUS or NLB Libraries
Google it– It might be available free– You might find out that the standard, e.g. an
ANSI standard is based on another standard, an ISO standard that NUS or NLB Library has
– This will not give you exactly what you need, but at least you get something similar.
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If All Else Fails…Request NUS Libraries to purchase the standardFor procedure, please see: http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=9924
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Subject Guide for standards collection
Section F
Demo
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/standards