Research Guides: Engineering Standards: Standards Search Engine

ANSI - American National Standards Institute

You can search for standards from many standards publishers (including but not limited to those linked above) by keyword or document number. Keyword searches may give results from multiple sources including standards that are freely available on the Web.

ANSI Webstore - ANSI Standards
You can search for individual standards, Standards Connect, and Standards packages.
ANSI Webstore - ISO Standards
ISO: International Organization for Standardization, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes standards of virtually every possible sort, ranging from standards for information technology to fluid dynamics and nuclear energy.
ANSI Webstore - IEC Standards
IEC, the International Electrotechnical Commission, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes standards concerning electrical technologies, of which a truly wide variety exists in today's modern world. Contains the complete collection of IEC published standards, organized into 43 new categories
ANSI Webstore - ASTM Standards
ASTM International, founded as the American Society for Testing and Materials, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes approximately 12,000 technical standards, covering the procedures for testing and classification of materials of every sort.

IHS Global

This is the Accuris Standard Store which you can find and purchase all kinds of engineering specifications, standards, manuals and technical publications.

Standards Store by Accuris

Standards Aggregator Databases

From this section, you can find links to databases that are tools for searching standards from a variety of organizations. Select information, such as a summary of a standard and document history, can be viewed freely. However, individuals typically must purchase full-text access to standards from these databases.

Document Center
global industry and government standards from hundreds of standards bodies. Standards can be searched by title, keywords, or document number. Standards can also be located by subject, industry sector, and ASTM Volume. This platform is widely used in the medical device industry.
IHS Markit Standards Store
This is the Accuris Standard Store which you can find and purchase all kinds of engineering specifications, standards, manuals and technical publications.. Carries documents from over 460 standards bodies.
MADCAD
MADCAD carries standards from organizations such as ASCE, ASTM, and IEEE
SAI Global
SAI offers access to over one million global publications.
Techstreet
The Techstreet database carries over 500,000 global publications. Standards can be searched by document number, keywords, or publisher.