The library subscribes to the database Techstreet which contains several ANSI, ISO, ASSE, BSO, ASME, and ASTM standards. There are also some other methods to view industry standards on the web.
The library database Techstreet contains several ANSI, ISO, ASSE, BSO, ASME, and ASTM standards. This is where you will locate the following heavily used industry standards:
We do NOT have all the standards possible; only a small collection of key standards as requested by faculty.
Covered in this FAQ:
Click on the Online Resources link on the library homepage.
Then click on the letter T.
Then click on Techstreet to log into the database.
You *might* then be prompted to log in through the EKU Microsoft Azure single-sign on.
EKU Microsoft Azure examples:
Your password is the same across all Azure logins.
Step One: Please click on this link to test if your machine is correctly configured to view secure PDFs.
Did it work?
Yes! You are all set and ready to download your needed standard documents.
No? Then go to step Two.
Step Two: You must download the Adobe FileOpen plugin to be able to open and read standards documents downloaded from Techstreet.
If you do not download and install FileOpen, the PDF documents will be blank.
There is a link available here or on the Techstreet homepage.
After installing, a computer restart is recommended. Firefox and Chrome browsers are recommended.
Did it work?
Yes! You are all set and ready to download your needed standard documents.
No? Then go to step Three.
Step Three: Further Troubleshooting Steps
Try right clicking on the document, download it, then opening it in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
You will also likely need to configure your browser to use Adobe Reader rather than its built-in PDF reader. Here are instructions on how to do that:
Are you getting the below message?
If you encounter this error message:
Techstreet offers several help pages on FileOpen:
Did it work?
Yes! You are all set and ready to download your needed standard documents.
No? Please contact Techstreet for further troubleshooting help with Secured PDFs.
There are several different ways you can easily access the standards available through our Techstreet subscription.
On the Techstreet home page, we recommend scrolling down just a bit and scanning the Popular Documents section on the right side of the screen to see if your needed industry standard is listed there.
Or try searching for the specific standard in the search box located at the top of the screen.
To see a full list of the industry standards available in our Techstreet subscription, start by clicking on View Subscription Details located on the left side of the screen.
Then click on the View all products link located on the left side of the screen to view all industry standards available in our subscription.
When you download the document, be sure to download the PDF file and not the others. Click on the Download button to download the PDF document.
Or choose the View Online option to view the standard document in your HTML browser through Techstreet's document viewer. This should work without any special download's required!!
First, don't forget that EKU Libraries also subscribes to the National Fire Codes Online database. If you need an NFPA Code, you will use that database to access those specific fire industry codes.
If you need a standard that is NOT available in Techstreet or the National Fire Codes Online database, EKU faculty, staff and students can login to your Library Express account and submit a Request for a the specific standard.
We will sometimes purchase standards to be added to the Techstreet database collection if there is merit in our having a local copy that will be used in the future when they meet curricula needs. Please contact your library liaison or utilize the Comments section when requesting standards that meet course curricula needs.
Login to your Library Express account and submit a request for a the specific standard. To manually create a new request for an article, book, or book chapter, click on the Requests tab.
Then click on the Create Request button.
Then click on the Book/DVD/Other tab.
Please give use details in the comments field. Where did you find out about this standard? Why do you need it? How will you be using it?
Some standards bodies can provide complimentary access for students and faculty to selected standards. Most require an instructor request for a specific standard for use in a specific course.
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