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BSI - backwards and a total rippoff
It's seems difficult and expensive to get British Standards. I know I
can view them in my local library but if I want a copy for home I have to pay big money. For example the latest version of BS 5440 parts 1 and 2 together would cost me over GBP 200 for a hard copy. You cannot actually purchase an electronic copy of a single standard. You have to subscribe to a whole "module" - for example "Energy and Heat Engineering" which then allows you to view or download all the standards within that module. Subscriptions costs for this service start "at a 4 figure sum" (according to the guy who answered the phone when I called them). This is quite infuriating. It seems BSI are trying to hide information and not disseminate it. Compare this with ANSI where any american standard can be downloaded for a few dollars with a few clicks and a credit card number. I don't see the reason for keeping British Standards secret! Mr F. P.S. If someone would like to email me BS5440 "illegally" - I'd be interested :-) |
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