The Role of Industry Standards: An Overview of the Top Engineering Schools' Libraries

• Autores: Brian Mathews
• Localización: Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, ISSN-e 1092-1206, Nº. 46, 2006
• Idioma: inglés
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  • How important are industry standards to the academic library collection? This article seeks to provide a snapshot of the use, assistance with, relevance, and availability of standards within libraries supporting top ranked engineering programs. The study consists of three measurements: a review of web sites, an unobtrusive e-mail reference inquiry, and a survey of engineering subject specialists. The findings suggest that although standards are a valued resource, financial constraints, varied interest, and limited exposure contribute to their underutilization.