British Standards
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What are British Standards?
- British Standards are technical documents. They are guides for manufacturers and designers to follow to ensure that their products and services can be safe and of a certain quality
- They are produced by the British Standards Institute, known as BSI
- For full details of BSI and explanations of British Standards, see the pages About BSI British Standards and About Standards, on the BSI web site
- The BSI Education pages give useful guides for age groups 7-11, 11-14 and 14-19 and for higher education students
- You can search or browse the full British Standards catalogue at the BSI Shop web pages
Where can I see British Standards?
- You can see British Standards at subscribing libraries, the subscribing library services nearest to Bedfordshire are
Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire:
Cambridgeshire - see the British Standards Online page for more information.
Hertfordshire - You can use British Standards Online in any Hertfordshire library - There is a list of all public and university library services that subscribe to British Standards at the BSI Education web site page UK libraries with British Standards
- Please note that it is important to contact a library directly before visiting so as to check access arrangements and availability
Where can I buy British Standards?
- You can order British Standards from the online BSI Shop or from the BSI Bookshop in London
- At the BSI Shop web pages you can also search or browse the full British Standards catalogue
Page last updated: 25th November 2013