Finding a Standard — ASTM

Using the Standards Research Guide Links to an external site. to find SDOs is a reliable method for finding SDOs we subscribe to at U-M Library. Another method is to use the U-M Library Homepage.

Let's say our professor has assigned the standard ASTM F1572-08(2015) Standard Test Methods for Tire Performance Testing on Snow and Ice Surfaces. We see the acronym at the beginning is ASTM. 

 

Step One — search "astm" in the library search bar on the U-M Library website Links to an external site.

Step Two — then click on "Databases" in the organizational bar

Step Three — ASTM Compass is the first result, click on "Go to database" to access it

Click NEXT to explore inside ASTM Compass for our tire standard.