Standards

BSI Knowledge

NOTE: As of March 15, 2025, the BSI Knowledge database replaced Techstreet. Contact one of the librarians in the Getting Started section of this guide if you have further questions.

UBC Library provides access to many ISOs through the BSI Knowledge platform. The British Standards Online database contains more than 110,000 standards and includes access to equivalents of ISO, EN and IEC standards.

Access the BSI Knowledge platform through the resource page linked here.

Select "Institution" and enter "University of British Columbia" for your login options. Now you can browse and search the collection.

BSI Knowledge - BSOL
Access over 110,000 standards. BSI Knowledge contains British standards and includes ISO, EN and IEC standards that have been fully adopted as British standards.

Other Sources for ISO Standards

UBC Library Catalogue

UBC Library has access to many ISO Standards. To find the standards, search the UBC Library catalogue. Note: The standards are often on course reserve and will have more restrictive loan periods.

Additional sites with ISO Standards

Publicly Available Standards. In accordance with ISO/IEC JTC 1 and the ISO and IEC Councils the follow link provides access to International Standards are freely available to the public.
IBR Standards Portal. Includes standards from ISO, IEC, API, ASHRAE, UL and more.
The National Information Standards Organizations (NISO) also have a selection freely available standards: Standards
The Vancouver Public Library Central Branch may have a selection of ISO standards. Please phone (604) 331-3603 for more information.