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GLOBAL ENGINEERING
JOURNAL
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Table of Contents
- Weights & Measures: Who's Responsible For Uniform Standards?
- Engineers' Forum
- New And Revised Standards
- The Standards Challenge For Corporate Librarians
- A Newsletter About Standards Subscription Services
Weights & Measures: Who's Responsible For Uniform Standards?
NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is celebrating 100 years' of serving industry, science, government and the American consumer. Here is the first in a series of stories dealing with the success of this remarkable organization. more
ENGINEERS' FORUM - Quality Standards Provide A Competitive Advantage
Quality Assurance Manager, Harold Hotham, ISO 9000 and other quality standards to cut costs, satisfy customers, and improve effectiveness of internal systems. He believes standards provide a "competitive edge" and "freedom to do business." more
Standardization Hindered By Multiple Measurement Systems
Electrical Engineer, John P. Schweisthal, is convinced that true standardization will not happen until the US learns to be a team player and use the metric system exclusively. more
Drawing Standards Are Great, Paint Standards Are Not
A Certified Construction Specifier points out how standards reduce paper work, but only when standards organizations cover the topic you need. It's hard to follow a standard that doesn't exist. more
Safety Standards Should Come With Resources For Enforcement
When standards must be enforced, as in the case of safety standards, does the standard consider the resources required for compliance? There is an obvious trade-off here and a need for balance. Do standards organizations cross the line? Safety Manager, Keith Stelljes, expresses his concern. more
NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS
Recently Published Standards more
New Electro Standards more
New Automotive Standards more
THE STANDARDS CHALLENGE FOR CORPORATE LIBRARIANS
As evidenced by the recent conference of the Special Librarians Association, the role of a corporate librarian comes with many challenges. Finding and tracking standards documents is a significant part. more
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A NEWSLETTER ABOUT STANDARDS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
IHS Engineering, the parent company for Global Engineering Documents, has a free e-mail newsletter that talks about its online standards subscription products. If you need to keep up with everything from a society or an industry, sign up for this monthly message to learn about what's available. more
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