Engineering 

Look for standards in the library's catalog:

ASTM Standards Are in the Library

We do not have online access to these, but they are easy to use. This set of standards is on C Level in the Science Reference section at TA401 .A525.

1. Look at the online ASTM home page
   
   
2. From the left column, choose STANDARDS, and enter keyword in search box; e.g., "knee"
   
   
   
3. Click on the standard you'd like to see; e.g., "ASTM F1814-97a(2003) Standard Guide for Evaluating Modular Hip and Knee Joint Components." [Make sure to notice the difference between "active" standards vs. "historical" or "withdrawn."]
   
   
   
4. On the online page, in tiny print you'll see "Book of Standards Volume" and then a number. In this case, it's 13.01.
   
   
5. Each "section" is a broad topic -- section 13 is "Medical Devices and Services," so that's the section that you'll use the most. Within each section are numbers that give the broad topic more specific divisions.
   
   
6. Go to the print edition and choose Volume 13.01, and then follow the headings at the tops of the pages until you get to F1814 etc. The full standard includes figures and tables.
   
   
   
7. The library buys a new set every three years. If the online page says that there a later standard than the print, you can probably get it through interlibrary loan.

For information about finding other kinds of standards, see the Standards page and its subtabs.

(From the ASTM site)

Your citation should have these elements in it:

Base Designation / Edition -Version / Title / Publisher/ Publisher City / Publisher State, Province / Publication Year/ DOI / Publisher Website

Examples:

Referencing Standards with Year of Approval:

• ASTM Standard C33, 2003, "Specification for Concrete Aggregates," ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003, DOI: 10.1520/C0033-03, www.astm.org.

Referencing Standards (multiple revisions in same year):

• ASTM Standard C33, 2003a, "Specification for Concrete Aggregates," ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003, DOI: 10.1520/C0033-03A, www.astm.org.

Referencing Standards (reapproved):

• ASTM Standard C33, 2003 (2006), "Specification for Concrete Aggregates," ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2006, DOI: 10.1520/C0033-03R06, www.astm.org.

Referencing Standards (editorial change):

• ASTM Standard C33, 2003e1, "Specification for Concrete Aggregates," ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003, DOI: 10.1520/C0033-03E01, www.astm.org.