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What is the British Standards Institution?

• In 1901 Sir John Wolfe-Barry (designer of London Tower Bridge) formed the first engineering committee to standardise iron and steel sections, which later became the British Standards Institution • In 1929 BSI was incorporated by Royal Charter•The British Government officially recognizing BSI as the sole organisation for issuing national standards in 1942.

BSI is an Independent, Global, Commercial, Professional services business that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to all our customers with standards-based solutions.

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What is the British Standards Institution?

•BSI currently employ approx 3000 and work in over 150 countries•70,000 clients worldwide•BSI Standards publishes over 2,000 standards each year•CE marking and Notified Body status against 17 European directives•B.I.S (formerly DTI) estimates that the use of Standards contribute approximately £2.5 Billion to the UK economy annually


What is BSOL?

• Fast and easy access to over 86,000 British, European and adopted International standards, ASTM and non adopted ISO standards • All your standards in one place• Full bibliographic history of British Standards•Current, draft and withdrawn standards•Weekly updates• Personalised alerting service• New for 2015 -International content with over 15,000 ASTM and ISO standards, key modules including:

GBM45 - Plastics Industry, GBM41 - Metal Products, GBM39 - Mining and Petroleum Technology, GBM06 - Environment and Waste•Coming soon in 2015 - IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)


Standards in teaching and learning

• Academic journals, books and databases deliver primary research that underpins theory across a whole host of topics. Standards help students put this theory into context. • Standards information complements the research literature enabling students to develop a better knowledge of the practical implications of research. •With BSOL, you can help prepare your students for life beyond university.• By offering access to standards and helping faculty embed them as part of the curriculum, you will ensure that your students are better prepared for the demands of the corporate world. • At the same time, if graduating students are consistently perceived as having an ability to apply knowledge and identify, formulate and solve problems, this in turn enhances the institution’s reputation in the corporate sector.


Standards in teaching and learning (cont.)

Practical examples

•Civil Engineering – a group of students are tasked with designing a basic bridge as part of their course. Using BSOL, they can explore different options to solve design problems in an innovative yet practical way. For example, they can trace historical approaches to bridge construction by reviewing early standards that specify the use of steel; they can see how the evolution of man-made materials such as concrete, asphalt and composites have enhanced modern bridge design and they can explore wiring regulations for information on lighting and electrical requirements.


Standards in teaching and learning (cont.)

Practical examples

•Financial Services – a business student is tasked with developing a paper that explores the different standards that apply to the financial sector. These might range from security systems, implementing a public key infrastructure to support electronic transactions, protecting customer information, establishing a corporate social responsibility policy through to following best practice for staff and customer relations. Students can use BSOL to identify the relevant standards, learn about their importance and assess their impact on the globalisation of the industry.


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• Turkey• Lebanon• Australia• Kazakhstan•New Zealand•UAE• Canada• And others ………

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