Information Age Standards Delivery Schemes: The NSSN

In the early 1990's, the Standards and Data Services Committee (SDSC) of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) saw the need for a national standards system network that would allow users to identify and obtain the standards documents necessary for their work. From this initial concept the NSSN has grown to become a comprehensive source for standards information on the World Wide Web. This paper will briefly provide the history of the NSSN; describe the current services available; and discuss the current development direction for the service.