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Standards
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 1394 Trade Association: 1394 Technology 
 Background documents about IEEE 1394 standard (also known as the FireWire and i.Link), which was "designed to be a universal interconnect, eliminating the need for many different input/output connectors" in computers and electronic devices. Includes a FAQ about 1394, definitions of basic terms (such as peer-to-peer, backplane, and daisy chain), and documents promoting 1394 in automotive networking and home entertainment. http://www.1394ta.org/Technology/About/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jun 21, 2005 Catalogablog
A blog (Web log) devoted to "library cataloging, classification, metadata, subject access and related topics," from David Bigwood, Assistant Manager for Library Services (and Cataloger) at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Includes links to a list of standards and another of MARC tools. http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 3, 2003 Clean Diesel Programs
Provides details about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs announced in May 2004 to provide more stringent emission standards for diesel engines in nonroad equipment, locomotives, and boats and ships. Also includes information about the EPA's programs for trucks and buses, its voluntary diesel retrofit program, and other clean diesel initiatives. http://www.epa.gov/diesel/ Topics: Oil & Gas, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Pollution, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated May 18, 2004 Content Standards [for California Public Schools]
"Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level." The curriculum areas are English Language Arts, Mathematics, History-Social Science, Science, Visual and Performing Arts, and English Language Development. From the California State Board of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 21, 2004 Countdown to New Year
Count down to the New Year. Customize to your local time zone, or view multiple time zones at once. Party hat optional. http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html Topics: Fashion, Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Dec 29, 2004 COUNTER: Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources
An organization dedicated to developing international standards for measuring the use of electronic resources such as value-added databases licensed by libraries. The site includes news, articles, presentations, and a list of founding sponsors, including ARL (the Association of Research Libraries). http://www.projectCounter.org/ Topics: Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jun 5, 2002 CVE: Computer Vulnerabilities and Exposures
This site offers a list of "known vulnerabilities and security exposures" in computer operating systems and software. Find here publications and recommendations from organizations such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology, links to participating organizations, and newsletters. Browsable and searchable. http://www.cve.mitre.org/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jan 22, 2002 Data Documentation Initiative
"The Data Documentation Initiative [DDI] is an international effort to establish a standard for technical documentation describing social science data. A membership-based Alliance is developing the DDI specification, which is written in XML." Find the specification, project history, information about the Alliance, users information, and more. Searchable. http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/ Topics: Internet, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 30, 2003 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
Metadata has to do with describing data, including its context, quality, and characteristics. Born from a workshop in Dublin, Ohio in 1995, the DCMI is a collaborative venture dedicated to making it easier to find resources on the Internet. The site includes links to metadata creation tools, the DCMI registry database "designed to enable users to explore the DCMI vocabulary" (available in nearly twenty languages), and information on working groups and recommended specifications. http://dublincore.org/ Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 19, 2002 Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning: A History of Public School Libraries and Federal Legislation From 1953–2000
"Drawn from more than 50 sources, this [March 2005] report presents descriptive data about public school libraries since 1953. Along with key characteristics of school libraries, the report also presents national and regional standards, and federal legislation affecting school library media centers. Data from sample surveys are presented at the national, regional, and school levels, and by state." From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005311 Topics: K-12 Education, Librarian Specialties, Libraries & Archives by Type, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Mar 16, 2005 High School Exit Exams
A collection of reports discussing high school exit exams as employed in many U.S. states. Topics addressed include the impact of exit exams on curricula, characteristics of exit exams, and the relationship of exit exams to other education policies, such as the federal No Child Left Behind Act. From the Center on Education Policy (CEP). http://www.cep-dc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=493&parentID=481 Topics: K-12 Education, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
Information about restoring an old home and historic preservation generally. Includes an overview of the standards established by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and their relation to the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program, with illustrated guides of recommended and not recommended practices for specific materials, features, and considerations (masonry, wood, metal, windows, roofs, storefronts, accessibility, safety). From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/tax/rhb/ Topics: Architecture, History, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jun 13, 2007 Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information
This site features introductory essays about metadata ("data about data"), a glossary, and a list of acronyms. The "Crosswalks" section provides tables comparing metadata standards in various description systems, including USMARC (Machine-readable Cataloging format), EAD (Encoded Archival format), and ISAD (G) (General International Standard Archival Description). Published by the Getty Research Institute and compiled by a number of information experts. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/intrometadata/ Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Jul 29, 2004 ISBN.org
Everything you ever wanted to know about International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) and Standard Address Numbers (SAN). This site from R.R. Bowker gives the history, links to the agencies involved, and an annotated guide to related resources. It includes the ISBN Users' Manual , which has complete explanations of the system and a handy FAQ. http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/index.asp Topics: Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jan 5, 2002 ISO Online
The International Organization for Standardization site provides information on standards, a FAQ file, news, and specific details on ISO 9000 (management practices) and ISO 14000 (sustainable development practices). http://www.iso.org/ Topics: Business, Business, Environment, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Nov 4, 2007 Metadata Demystified: A Guide for Publishers
"Insight into how book and journal publishers can streamline the various metadata-based operations at work in their companies and leverage that metadata for added exposure through digital media such as the Web." The guide includes what metadata isn't, identifiers, XML, the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set and other standards projects, and a list of cited sources and their Web addresses. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). http://www.niso.org/publications/press/Metadata_Demystified.pdf Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Apr 29, 2008 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
This federal government agency promotes "U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology." The website contains background about NIST laboratories and funding opportunities, a patent database, publications, pages on standards and weights and measures, activities for children, and more. From the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. http://www.nist.gov/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Apr 25, 2007 North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)
NERC's "ten Regional Reliability Councils, whose members come from all segments of the electric industry," seek to "ensure that the bulk electric system in North America is reliable, adequate and secure." The searchable site includes press releases and information about regional councils, committees, meetings, legislation, standards, and assessments. Use the NERC Fast Links menu to find a glossary. http://www.nerc.com/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Technology Last updated Jun 10, 2005 NSF International: The Public Health and Safety Company
"A not-for-profit, non-governmental organization ... [concerned with] standards development, product certification, education, and risk-management for public health and safety." The NSF focuses on food, water, indoor air, and the environment. Product listings include bakery products, bottled water and packaged ice, dietary supplements, drinking water treatment chemicals, and meat and poultry processing equipment. Searchable by manufacturer's name. http://www.nsf.org/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Public Health & Safety, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Technology Last updated Apr 4, 2008 NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards
"A data network on developing and approved national, foreign, regional and international standards and regulatory documents." The database allows you to search title words or document numbers for citations of over 225,000 approved standards. A partnership between the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), U.S. private-sector standards organizations, government agencies, and international standards organizations. Formerly the National Standards Systems Network. http://www.nssn.org/ Topics: Business, Business, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Aug 2, 2006 The Official U.S. Time
Accurate to within 1 second. Pick a time zone in the the United States or its territories. The official U.S. government time is displayed in large, easy-to-read numerals, along with the coordinated universal time and a world map displaying where the sun is shining. "Time Exhibits" provides information about daylight-saving time, calendars, clocks, watches, timekeeping, and more. From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)and the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO). http://www.time.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Project 2061: Science Literacy for a Changing Future
The American Association for the Advancement of Science's effort to reform science, mathematics, and technology education. Online publications include Science for All Americans , recommendations on essential understandings and ways of thinking in a world shaped by science and technology; Benchmarks for Science Literacy , recommending what all students should know and be able to do by the time they reach certain grade levels; Blueprints , an examination of educational issues involved in instituting reform; Evaluations of Science & Mathematics Textbooks On-Line ; and Dialogue on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education . Portions of the site are available in Spanish. Searchable. http://www.project2061.org/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 21, 2004 RFC Editor
A searchable database of the Requests for Comments (RFC) documents, "technical and organizational notes about the Internet (originally the ARPANET), beginning in 1969. Memos in the RFC series discuss many aspects of computer networking, including protocols, procedures, programs, and concepts." From the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), an "international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture." http://www.rfc-editor.org Topics: Internet, Nonfiction by Genre, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 12, 2005 Standards & Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting
Provides "a series of guidelines to bring uniformity to yarn, needle and hook labeling and to patterns, whether they appear in books, magazines, leaflets or on yarn labels." Includes abbreviations for crochet and knitting, hook and needle sizing, standard body measurements and sizing, skill levels, yarn label information, and standard yarn weights. Yarn weights section also available in Spanish and French. From the Craft Yarn Council of America. http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards.html Topics: Crafts, Magazines, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines
This facts sheet provides background information and statistics on pharmaceuticals "whose composition and ingredients do not meet the correct scientific specifications" and medicine that is "deliberately or fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source." In English and French. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/2003/fs275/en/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Finance, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 20, 2009 The Tao of IETF: A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force
"The Internet Engineering Task Force is a loosely self-organized group of people who contribute to the engineering and evolution of Internet technologies. It is the principal body engaged in the development of new Internet standard specifications." Lists participating organizations, describes IETF standards, and explains its relationship to other organizations concerned with standards. From The Internet Society. http://www.ietf.org/tao.html Topics: Internet, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Jan 2, 2007 time and date.com
Collection of clocks, calendars (including holidays and observances), countdowns, time zone information, and related tools for different regions of the world. Searchable and browsable. Note: banner advertisements are not labeled as such and blend with rest of site. http://www.timeanddate.com/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated May 3, 2005 Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging
This site explains in simple terms "what a MARC [MAchine-Readable Cataloging] record is and ... provide[s] the basic information needed to understand and evaluate a MARC record." Presents a history of the bibliographic format and tells why MARC records are necessary in cataloging library materials. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Sep 1, 2004 Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
A provider of product safety certification and quality system registration services (ISO 9000, QS-9000, and ISO 14000). The UL Mark "means that samples of a product bearing the Mark have been tested to nationally recognized safety standards and found to be reasonably free from the risk of fire, electric shock and related hazards." Find information about ULC, ULC Marks, Standards, Certification, Testing, ISO, ULC Services, and, for consumers, product safety tips. Search the certified products database by company/location, Category Control Number/Listing Number, or by a text search. http://www.ul.com/ Topics: Business, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Electrical Energy, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated May 22, 2000 What is FRBR?: A Conceptual Model for the Bibliographic Universe (2004)
"This pamphlet provides a brief overview of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) as developed by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Using full-color graphics, What is FRBR? outlines the background of the development of the Functional Requirements, the concepts involved and their potential impact on cataloging rules, bibliographic structures and systems design for cataloging applications." From the Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service. http://www.loc.gov/cds/FRBR.html Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Oct 25, 2004 WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality, Third Edition
This guidance document from the World Health Organization includes "significantly expanded guidance on ensuring the microbial safety of drinking-water. ... Information on many chemicals has been revised to account for new scientific information. ... For the first time, reviews of many waterborne pathogens are provided. ... New sections deal with ... emergencies and disasters, large buildings, packaged/bottled water, travellers, desalination systems, food production and processing and water safety on ships and in aviation." http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/gdwq3rev/en/ Topics: Beverages, Infectious Diseases, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Water Last updated Aug 7, 2007 |
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