Q. How do I find Australian Standards?

Access Australian Standards (TechStreet)

Australian Standards can be viewed and downloaded from a platform called Techstreet.

Access Australian Standards (TechStreet) from the Library e-Resources page under ‘A’ or from a relevant Subject Guide using either the Staff or Student link.

If you are off campus you will be prompted to enter your WesternAccount login details.

First time users will need to select your closest campus location.

Please note: Only 3 users can be logged in to Techstreet at any one time, so it is important to log out once you are finished so that others can gain access.

Search for a standard

Search by entering the document number, title or keyword.

As you type, the search engine will suggest document numbers and titles. If your search terms don’t match a document number or title, the search engine will scan the title and description to find relevant standards. Refer to Techstreet Search Tips for further details.

Get familiar by viewing the following tours:

• Search Tour
• Document Details Tour

You can use the View online option to view standards within your web browser, without the need to download additional software.

Install software

If you would like to have a downloaded (pdf) copy of a standard, you will need to download the following software:

• FileOpen plugin.

FileOpen ensures Digital Rights Management (DRM) requirements are met.

• Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Update to the latest version or install for free. Alternative PDF readers are available from the FileOpen website.

Save the file locally

Downloaded standards cannot be opened within a browser. You will see a Fail to load PDF document error message.

Instead, save the pdf file to a local drive such as your downloads or documents folder, locate it in that folder and then open it with Adobe Reader.

Downloaded standards are locked to the computer on which they are first opened. This means that you cannot save it to a USB to open on another computer or save it to your WSU desktop or My Documents folder and open it on another computer. If you see a Document Access Denied message you will need to redownload the standard on the computer you are currently using.