When standards are needed by engineers, they commonly turn to ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials), ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and ISO (International Standards Organization).  Standards from other organizations can be handy as well.  Since it’s hard to anticipate what specific standards are needed for a project, the library subcribes to SAI Global’s Standards Infobase.  This database provides access to over one million standards issued by organizations from around the world.   Standards are essential for commerce and technology.  Login to the standards database at: http://bit.ly/fawwi