British
What is BSI?
The BSI Group oversees the creation, promulgation and use of British Standards.
BSI has had several name changes since its formation:
- Engineering Standards Committee, 1901 to 1918
- British Engineering Standards Association, 1918 to 1931
- British Standards Institution (BSI), 1931 to 1998
- BSI Group, 1998 to date
How do you request a printed BSI standard in the Catalogue?
If you know the number of the standard:
1. Go to the Catalogue record for British Standards
Note The standards are not listed individually, but grouped within a number range. Not all issues within these number ranges are held.
2. Type in the number of the standard in the space provided for the volume number.
- e.g.Volume/No.: BS 4894:1993
If you do not know the number of the standard, you can look it up in an index.
Case Study
Finding an historical British Standard
How do you find historical British Standards, if you don't know the number?
Identify the standard number by searching an index.
1. Find the Library Catalogue record for the relevant index date range.
2. Submit an online request for the index volume/s in your period of interest.
Note These volumes are stored offsite. There may be a delay before they are delivered.
Check offsite collection delivery times.
3. When the volumes are delivered:
- search for the standard by subject
- identify the number of the standard you need.
4. Go to the Library catalogue record for British Standards to submit your online request.
Please note that the Library's collection of British Standards is imperfect, so we may not have the one you need.
Tip If you're not able to visit the National Library of Australia in person, search Trove to find other Australian libraries that have Brtitish Standards.
