American

What is ANSI?

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) oversees the creation, promulgation and use of American Standards.

ANSI has had several name changes since its formation:

  • American Engineering Standards Committee (AESC), 1916 to 1928
  • American Standards Association (ASA), 1928 to 1966
  • United States of America Standards Institute (USASI), 1966 to 1969
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 1969 to date

How do you request a printed ANSI standard in the Catalogue?

If you know the number of the standard:

  • Go to the Catalogue record for American National Standards Note The standards are not listed individually, but grouped within a number range.  Not all issues within these number ranges are held.
  • Type in the number of the standard in the space provided for the volume number e.g.
    • Volume/No.: ANSI/R15.02-1-1990 

If you do not know the number of the standard, you can look it up in an index.