If you need access to a standard and can't find it in our collection, suggest a purchase. Standards can be expensive and tricky to find, but the DU Libraries will try to provide access if possible!
Provides access to the 15 sections of the ASTM Book of Standards. Also lets you search journal articles, book chapters, and other content published by ASTM International (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials).
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There are over 64,000 engineering and technical standards contained in this resource. Of those, over 13,000 are active standards, while the other 50,000 are historical or withdrawn standards.
Collection of journal articles, conference proceedings, ebooks, and standards published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Content dates from 1988 - present.
If you know the name of the standard you need, cut & paste the title into the Compass search box to see if the library has previously purchased access.
The IBR Portal provides read-only access to standards that have been incorporated by reference in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. There are no print or download options, and you'll have to register for various free accounts, but it does offer a free way to read the copyrighted standards on which our laws are based. The IBR Portal is relatively difficult to search -- but you can use a site search via Google or DuckDuck Go.
Search the world's largest collection of technical standards. Note: University Libraries does not subscribe to the order feature of the database, but you can use it to verify titles and standard numbers.
Use the ANSI Webstore to locate standards. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system. Note: University Libraries does not subscribe to the order feature of the database, but you can use it to verify titles and standard numbers.
Patent resources
The databases below can help you get started with a basic patent search.
For more technical patent searches, contact the the Denver Public Library Patent and Trademark Resource Center. As the only designated Patent & Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) in Colorado, The Denver Public Library provides free access to patent and trademark resources in various formats, and reference librarians provide assistance and instruction on how to perform a preliminary patent and trademark search.
Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases. Issued Patents are full-text since 1976, full-page images since 1790. Highly recommended: check out their Seven Step Strategy for patent searching
Espacenet is a free service on the internet provided by the European Patent Organisation through the EPO and the national offices of its members states. Access published patent applications with an English abstract and title from over 30 million documents. Over 150 Million full text pages are available for download.
Looking for a free way to get complete U.S. Patent and published Patent Application PDF files after you have performed a patent search? Look no further - this site has what you need.
