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Resource Help: Standards Australia

Helpful information and links on specific resources

Access Standards

Search for Australian and New Zealand Standards in the Standards Australia Database

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We subscribe to a select number of Standards.
Students, contact your lecturer if you have been referred to a standard not in the database.
Lecturers, please complete this form to request an addition to the collection. The Standard must be essential for teaching.

 

Standards Australia - Digital Rights Management


Australian Standards have Digital Rights Management and this affects how you access and use the Standards available through South Metropolitan TAFE.

 

  • Changes will need to be made to the set-up on your computer or device to read the Standards. Our helpsheets will guide you through the process.
     
  • Downloaded copies are locked to the device they were downloaded on and cannot be shared. For the same reason, only the first copy downloaded will open.  The filename will have the suffix 'primary' with no number.
     

See our handy Troubleshooting guide and helpsheets on this page for more information and assistance with these changes.

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Troubleshooting Guide

Click on the title screen below to access the troubleshooting guide or select the PDF to download a copy. This will help you find the right helpsheet for your issue.  A helpsheet can also be selected below.

The guide can be used as a self-help checklist before you report an issue to the library.

Troubleshooting Help Sheets

Browse our Standards Helpsheets

Choose the helpsheet you want below. If you are not sure what helpsheet is the one you need, use our Trouble-shooting Guide

Help for Students

If you are trying to access standards on the student network at TAFE or off campus on your own devices use this helpsheet

Help for Staff

If you are accessing standards on the staff network, ensure you have downloaded the FileOpen Plug in from the ICT Application Portal. This allows the standard to open. Use these helpsheets to get set up correctly.

Help for using from home or on a mobile device

If you are trying to access offsite or on a mobile device, then check if your set-up is correct, that you have installed the FileOpen Plug in from the Standards Australia database,  and that you have Acrobat Reader installed.  Use these helpsheets to guide you through the process

Help Opening PDFs in Acrobat Reader

When reading a Standard you may need to set your browser to open in Acrobat Reader. (Note for staff - you may need to change the setting back to the default to view payslips or other online documents)

If the Standard opens but you see scrambled text, then you need to open the file without a number is brackets on the end of the file name.

If you cannot see that file, then were you sent an attachment, or are you accessing on a shared drive?  These will not display correctly because of the digital rights management (DRM).  Please access the database directly and download again.