| Composites Design and Manufacture (BEng) - MATS 324 Accessing British Standards at the University of Plymouth (based on a document by Jayne Moss dated March 2008) |
We have access to a select number of British/European/International standards online.
Please note: We do not hold the full collection of standards.
The standards should be accessed from the university portal and electronic library (Metalib) to gain the correct access. Remember to click on the Athens login – you don’t need to complete any sign in boxes. You can then search for the standard you require using the search box.
If you find the standard you require isn’t available please contact Jayne Moss or telephone: 01752 5 87116
British Standards Online
This package includes European and international standards together with British Standards and our subscription entitles us to download standards relating to the following areas:
| Management, Law, Quality | Sciences and Healthcare | Environment and Wastes | Manufacturing engineering | Energy and Heat Transfer engineering |
| Information technology – software and networking | Shipbuilding and marine structures | Textiles, leather and clothing | Plastics industry | Civil engineering |
It is important when using standards to use the most up-to-date standards – to this end you should not store a print copy of a standard for longer than 60 days but should visit the BS online database to ensure access to the most up-to-date standard.
Accessing British Standards online from Metalib you should see the following page:
You will not be able to access the subscription if you see the following screen:
Do not be tempted to click on Athens login or complete the sign in boxes – this will not work. The licence only allows one person at a time to access the standards so please try the service later.
When you have accessed the subscription successfully you will see the following screen:
You can now begin searching the collection – please note the search defaults to standard number. If you want to search using keywords please choose the keywords option.
You will have the option to download only those standards for which we have a subscription.
If you are unable to access a standard because our subscription does not include access to it please contact the: Subject Librarians giving full details of the standard you are requesting.