Damon Mcknight
Australian Standards are documents that outline specifications and procedures to ensure the safety and reliability of products, services, and systems. Accessing these standards can be crucial for compliance with regulations and for understanding the requirements of various industries. While some have argued that these standards should be freely accessible to the public, they often come at a high cost, with prices expected to increase further as Australian Standards transitions to ISO International standards. However, as of August 2023, Standards Australia has introduced a program to improve access by offering no-fee read-only access for non-commercial use through their Reader Room platform. This platform provides access to over 2500 Australian Standards publications, with three passes available per year. Additionally, the National Library of Australia holds an extensive collection of printed Australian Standards, and older standards can be found in their reading rooms. University students may also have access to Australian Standards through their libraries.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Access | Free read-only access to over 2500 Australian Standards for non-commercial use |
| Provider | Standards Australia's Reader Room platform |
| Number of Access Passes | 3 per year |
| Other Sources | National Library of Australia (NLA), University libraries, TAFE libraries in NSW |
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What You'll Learn
- Accessing Australian Standards for free via the Standards Australia Reader Room
- How university students can access Australian Standards?
- Using the National Library of Australia to find Australian Standards
- Locating a standard by its number, title, or keyword
- The process of requesting an Australian Standard from the Library Catalogue
Accessing Australian Standards for free via the Standards Australia Reader Room
In August 2023, Standards Australia launched a new program to improve access to Australian Standards. The Reader Room platform offers free read-only access for non-commercial (personal, domestic, or household) use to Australian Standards' publications. This includes more than 2500 Australian Standards that are publicly available in a read-only format.
To access the Standards Australia Reader Room, you can find the link on the Standards Australia homepage under Public Access. By accessing the Reader Room, you agree to comply with the Terms and the SA Terms and Conditions. These terms may be modified at any time, without notice, by Standards Australia.
Standards Australia may provide you with access to content and resources as part of the Reader Room, such as standards and technical publications. Copyright remains with Standards Australia or relevant third parties, and you must protect the content from unauthorised use. A single-user licence is granted for personal and non-commercial use. You must not reproduce, copy, merge, adapt, translate, embed, modify, rent, lease, sell, sublicense, send by email, share, distribute, upload to a website, assign or otherwise transfer any content obtained from the Reader Room without prior written permission from Standards Australia or the relevant third-party owners.
The National Library of Australia also holds a large collection of Australian standards, both current and historical, available onsite in their reading rooms. You can search for a standard number, title, or subject/keyword to identify a particular standard.
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How university students can access Australian Standards
University students can access Australian Standards through their university library. The National Library of Australia holds an extensive collection of printed Australian Standards from 1926 to the present. Students can consult a printed index to find older standards. To identify current standards, students can search for a standard number, title, or subject/keyword on sites like ACCURIS Store Australia.
Students can also access Australian Standards online through their university library's database listings. The Australian Standards database, Standards Online, provides full-text access to all current Australian standards and selected ISO standards. Students can search for a particular standard by the AS number, or by keyword or subject.
Standards Australia's Reader Room platform also offers free read-only access for non-commercial use to Australian Standards' publications. Over 2500 Australian Standards are publicly available, with three access passes provided per year.
It is worth noting that Australian Standards require DRM (Digital Rights Management) software, which changes the security settings within Adobe Reader/PDF-Xchange when downloading a standard. University libraries may recommend against making these changes due to potential impacts on all documents used within Adobe Reader.
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Using the National Library of Australia to find Australian Standards
The National Library of Australia holds an extensive collection of printed Australian Standards from 1926 to the present. The Library is currently unable to provide access to Australian Standards online. However, it does hold a large collection of Australian standards, both current and historical, available onsite in its reading rooms.
To identify current standards, you can use a site such as ACCURIS Store Australia, which provides information on Australian, ISO, and other international standards. To find older standards, visit the Library and consult a printed index.
Standards are published documents that set out specifications and procedures to ensure products, services, and systems are safe, reliable, and perform as intended. To find a standard, you only need to know one of the following:
- Standard number, e.g. AS/NZS 2032:2006 (prefix + number: year)
- Standard title, e.g. Installation of PVC pipe systems
- Keyword, e.g. PVC pipe
If you do not know the standard number, you may be able to identify it by searching an index. Find the index record in the Library Catalogue, then request an index volume. Identify the standard number, then request the standard. Standards indexes or catalogues are published in annual volumes and are grouped within longer date ranges.
To request a standard in print format, go to the Library Catalogue record for Australian Standards and scroll to the bottom under 'Request this item'. Find the group that includes your Standard number under 'Items/Issues Held'. Standards held in the Library's collection are not listed individually but are grouped within larger series. Note that the Library may not have every standard in these series. If the standard number you need falls within one of the listed series, you can use the Select button to view the standard in the Library's Main Reading Room. Before selecting 'Request', enter the year and standard number in the Library Catalogue request box.
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Locating a standard by its number, title, or keyword
To locate a standard by its number, title, or keyword, you can refer to the National Library of Australia (NLA). Here are the steps you can follow:
Standard Number
If you know the standard number, you can search for it directly in the Library Catalogue record for Australian Standards. Scroll down to "Items/Issues Held" to find the group that includes your standard number. Note that the library's collection of standards is grouped within larger series, so you may need to identify the relevant series first. Once you've found the correct group, you can use the “Select” button to view the standard in the Library's Main Reading Room.
Standard Title
To search by standard title, you can use the Library Catalogue record or the online ISO Catalogue, which lists the titles and numbers of all published ISO Standards. The National Library of Australia holds a print version of the ISO Catalogue (1971-2009). You can also search for the exact title of a journal using the search facility.
Keyword
If you only have a keyword related to the standard, you can search for it in an index. The SAI Global Infostore allows you to search for standards by entering your search terms or selecting the "Standards by Publisher" option from the "Find Standards" drop-down list. Additionally, you can search the ISO Standards online catalogue or consult the National Library of Australia's extensive collection of printed Australian Standards from 1926 to the present.
Remember that standards can be challenging to locate individually in the Library Catalogue, as they are often grouped within longer date ranges or number ranges. However, by using the tips provided, you should be able to effectively locate a standard by its number, title, or keyword.
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The process of requesting an Australian Standard from the Library Catalogue
The National Library of Australia holds a large collection of Australian standards, both current and historical, available onsite in their reading rooms.
To request an Australian Standard from the Library Catalogue, follow these steps:
- Identify the standard number, title, or subject/keyword. If you do not know the standard number, you may be able to identify it by searching an index. Find the index record in the Library Catalogue and request an index volume.
- Go to the Library Catalogue record for Australian Standards.
- Scroll to the bottom of the record under 'Request this item' to see what standards the Library has in 'Items/Issues Held'.
- Under 'Items/Issues Held', find the group that includes your Standard number. Standards held in the Library's collection are not listed individually but are grouped within larger series.
- If the particular standard number you need falls within one of the series listed, use the ''Select' button to view the standard in the Library's Main Reading Room.
- Before selecting 'Request', enter the year and standard number in the spaces provided in the Library Catalogue request box.
Please note that the Library is currently unable to provide access to Australian Standards online. The Library holds printed Australian Standards from 1926 to the present, and older standards can be found by consulting a printed index.
Additionally, Standards Australia's Reader Room platform offers free read-only access for non-commercial use to Australian Standards' publications.
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Frequently asked questions
As of August 2023, Standards Australia offers free read-only access for non-commercial use to over 2500 Australian Standards publications through their Reader Room platform. You can access this platform through the Standards Australia homepage.
The National Library of Australia holds a large collection of printed Australian Standards from 1926 to the present, which you can access onsite in their reading rooms. University libraries may also provide access to Australian Standards.
You can search for a standard number, title, or keyword/subject. If you do not know the number of the standard you need, you may be able to identify the standard number by searching an index.
The NCC national construction code and ABCB Australian building code board rules are free to access. Some older Australian Standards may overlap with Indian standards, which are published for free.
