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British Standards Online

How do I access standards?

For in-person access 

Simply connect to the IET Guest Wi-Fi at IET London: Savoy Place and visit bsol.bsigroup.com.

Speak to the library staff in the Knowledge Centre in the Faraday Centre if you have any issues.

For remote access

For remote access to our collections, email libdesk@theiet.org.

Within 48 hours of our reply, you will receive an email from BSOL to set your password. You can then sign into bsol.bsigroup.com for up to 4 weeks.

You can renew this service up to three times through the library catalogue or by getting in touch with the library staff, unless another member is using the license. 

Access British Standards Online

What standards are available?

The modules we subscribe to are listed below. Visit knowledge.bsigroup.com to check if a specific standard is included in one of these modules.

Can’t find what you need? Contact the Library, as we may be able to borrow the standard from another institution. 

The modules subscribed to are:

GBM 14 Manufacturing Engineering 3568 documents
GBM 17 Electrical Engineering In General 901 documents
GBM 18 Electrical Components 2578 documents
GBM 19 Electrical Accessories, Switchgear & Control gear 2391 documents
GBM 20 Electric Lamps, Power Generation, Distribution & Storage 2693 documents
GBM 23 Telecommunication 5414 documents
GBM 24 Information Technology - Software & Networking 5074 documents
GBM 50 Building Installations & Finishing 3028 documents