Updated subject guide to Standards

If you’ve ever encountered problems locating Standards, your job has just been made easier! A fully updated guide to Standards has been made available by the Library Engineering Team.

This guide covers a comprehensive range of Standards bodies on a national, international and professional basis. British, French and German Standards are all included, as is the major publisher of international standards, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Specifically, the professional organisations featured are: IEEE, ASME, SAE and ASTM.

To view the guide, go to the Standards category in MetaLib and click on Subject Guide – Standards. Alternatively, it can be viewed directly via new Learn (Learn-pilot).

As ever, we’d very much like to receive your feedback. If you feel the guide can be enhanced in any way, we’re happy to oblige.

 

V&A exhibition

If you’re planning on visiting the fascinating Victoria and Albert Museum this summer you might like to take a look at one exhibition in particular. 

Celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) and entitled ‘Unseen Hands -100 years of structural engineering’, this exhibition focuses on the unique role played by engineering in the formation of a number of truly symbolic buildings from the last 100 years. Included in the eclectic mix of those featured are New York’s Empire State Building, France’s Millau Viaduct and Britain’s popular Eden Project. 

The underlying themes of the exhibition are towers, bridges and large enclosures with a range of media being utilised, including models , CAD imagery and video.

Admission is free and the exhibition runs until 7th September.

More information is available from the V&A website