Identify standards you need using standards stores or bibliographic databases:

• Accuris store has a comprehensive catalog of standards (formerly IHS and Techstreet)
• Some standards may also be indexed in bibliographic databases, such as Compendex. 

What is a standard?

A standard is defined by the National Standards Policy Advisory Committee as:

"A prescribed set of rules, conditions, or requirements concerning definitions of terms; classification of components; specification of materials, performance, or operations; delineation of procedures; or measurement of quantity and quality in describing materials, products, systems, services, or practices."

What is a standard?  from ISO.

For detailed & historical information on standards in the United States see:

• ANSI Through History With Standards Overview

• Conformity Assessment from NIST

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