Accessing STANDARDS easily - via DBIS

BIB 20-070

What you need to know

The Database Information System (DBIS) gives you access to a large collection of national and international standards in full text. Of particular note is the NAUTOS database, which enables you to search for all DIN standards and VDI guidelines valid in Germany.

NAUTOS is updated monthly and contains around 2.6 million records from 28 countries in German, English and French – including technical regulations, German laws with a technical focus, VDI guidelines and international standards (e.g. ISO/IEC).

Electronic access is available for the key VDE standards (in the field of electrical engineering), allowing you to view the full text of the content. The so-called VDE Standards Library comprises the complete body of standards of the Association for Electrical Engineering (VDE): over 4,000 valid documents as well as more than 1,100 withdrawn regulations (as of December 2010) with detailed bibliographic details.

The body of standards also includes all DIN-VDE standards.
 

What you have to do

  1. Go to the External link opens in a new window:HFU Libraries homepage and click on the link to External link opens in a new window:DBIS.

  2. In the top search bar, select the ‘External link opens in a new window:SUBJECTS’ button, then select ‘External link opens in a new window:STANDARDS’ from the drop-down list. You will then see the most important databases for that subject area – known as the ‘TOP DATABASES’ – displayed directly in the top bar.

    • Alternatively, you can click on the ‘COLLECTIONS’ button in the top search bar to select ‘STANDARDS’ or ‘PATENTS’ directly!

  3. Click, for example, on the "External link opens in a new window:NAUTOS" database.

    • The detailed view of the database opens.

    • Here you will find the database’s contents, tutorials and general user guidance.

  4. To open the database, click on the ‘Go to database’ link.

    • The "NAUTOS" database will open.

  5. Always look for the document number, if available!

    • It is sufficient to enter only the document number (for example: 9001).

    • Search without adding the version, because it is often already no longer valid and already replaced by a newer one.

    • In the advanced search fields, a search field by text content (e.g. by title) is also available.

  6. The list of results will be displayed.

    • Documents marked with an icon are available in full text. If the icon is missing, the standard has not been digitised. If it is required, in this case, please contact your campus library.

  7. Click on the document number of the standard you are looking for.

    • The full display will open.

  8. Select “View document”.

    • Click on the document and the full text of the standard will open.

  9. If the full text opens but does not load completely, please try accessing it using a different browser.

Problems or questions?