Standards

This policy is for standards ordered from the Libraries.

• The requestor is affiliated with TAMU College Station, Galveston, or Qatar. 
• The standard is required for instruction or research (unfunded research). 
• In the case where the standard is required for a course, the print version of the standard will be ordered and placed in Course Reserves.
• The standard will be added to the library collection. Then the requestor will check out the standard. All standards will be subject to recalls.
• In the case where the standard(s) is needed for research, the TAMU/TAMUG/TAMUQ professor, researcher, or graduate student must request the standard.  External co-researchers' requests will not be filled.

Additional Information: 

• Only one copy of a standard will be ordered per person, class, or lab. 
• Professors and researchers are expected to use their grant money to pay for their standards before they request standards from the TAMU Libraries. 
• Undergraduate requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis.  Requests to support senior projects will generally be approved. 
• Whenever possible, print versions of standards will be ordered vs. electronic. 
• In general, orders for draft, canceled, superseded, and non-English standards will not be filled. The requestor will be contacted to verify the order.

Beginning August 9, 2021 - Accepting standard requests

• Go to Techstreet to access the ordering platform
  • Create an account with your TAMU email address
• Search for the standard
  • Click on the link that says: View Unsubscribed Results
  • Select the desired standard for Printed Edition, pdf requests will be rejected due to copyright issues
  • Use the University Libraries' address on screen - this is important so it comes to the library first
• You will be kept updated on the status of the request
• Once the standards are received and cataloged, you will be notified by our AskUs department for pickup
• Standards will checkout for the typical period. They will also be liable to recall.