BSOL Academic

BSOL Academic is a valuable research tool for your students, researchers, faculty and staff.

Providing instant access to over 100,000 internationally-recognised standards, it helps research programs and academic institutions to enhance their reputation and prepare students for a successful future.

Equip your students with deep subject knowledge

BSOL Academic contains standards for virtually all sectors. It covers over 80 modules in disciplines from aerospace, engineering, energy and finance, to management, sciences, technology and waste.

Share industry best practice

BSOL Academic helps students interpret standards information and understand how to apply best-practice knowledge – an essential skill that will enhance their employment opportunities.

Prepare your students for successful global careers

Students can gain an excellent technical knowledge of their subject, helping to establish them as the next generation of experts and specialists.

Strengthen your institution’s future

The ability to produce outstanding students who can apply knowledge and solve problems will raise your organization’s profile and enhance its reputation.

• Keep up to date with new developments

BSOL is updated daily with the latest news and standards developments, while access to historic standards helps you trace a document’s evolution over time.

• Make research quick and easy

Finding the standards you want takes seconds, while alerts keep you up to speed with any changes.

• Rely on authoritative content

You’ll have access to the full text of more than 100,000 British and adopted European and International standards, all developed by leading standards bodies and trusted by organizations across the world.

Tailor your subscription to suit your budget

BSOL Academic is economically and flexibly priced to suit all budget requirements. You can choose pre-built modules on subjects from agriculture to wiring regulations, or customize your service to help you manage costs while usage statistics track the return on your investment.

Get expert guidance

When you add BSI membership to your BSOL Academic subscription, you get access to our Knowledge Centre specialists who’ll help you find and understand the standards you need.

Get free and unlimited training

BSOL Academic is easy to use – but our training team are here to give you extra support if you need it.

Evolve at your own pace

Whichever standards you choose, you can still set up alerts and access all the bibliographic data from every standard in the system – so you can update your choices at any time.

Use library discovery tools

BSOL Academic’s content is indexed by EBSCO Discover Services (EDS), Ex Libris Primo, and The Summon Service (ProQuest) – offering seamless searching across library collections, with links to full text for educational institutions with a BSOL Academic subscription.