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Standards

IEEE Xplore
Access to IET/IEE (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Journals and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) transactions, journals, magazines, and conference proceedings and all current IEEE standards.
Free account can be created for personalization.
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ASTM Compass
ASTM Compass (formerly ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library) is a collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information, including ASTM standards, ASTM journals, research reports, selected technical papers, manuals, data series, symposia papers, a terminology dictionary and more.
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Maximum Users: 2

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ANSI WebStore
A central portal for searching for standards information from many organizations, including the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), the International Standards Organization (ISO), the National Committee for Information Technology Standards, the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE), and more. From the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Patents

Core Resources

U.S., European, World Patent Number Search (full-text)

Google Advanced Patent Search (PDFs available for free)
U.S. Patents and Patent Applications -- Full-Text Images (1790 to date)
- FREE AlternaTIFF Viewer for Images

Patent Lens
- Full-text of 7 million patent documents from US, Europe, Australia, WIPO, and counterparts in up to 60 countries.

European Patent Office -- espacenet.com
- Dates of coverage -- vary by country
Free Patents Online
Download patents from the U.S. and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)in pdf or TIFF formats.
International Patents

Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet
Lists free web sites and software tools that allow you to download patents as PDF documents
Patents and Other Links (from the British Library)
Gateway to a wealth of patent information on the web, concentrating on world-wide sources compiled by the British Lending Library -- databases, tutorials, associations, publications, manuals, document suppliers and many others!

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