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- Log-on and registration
- How this site is organized
DIN Catalogue
Standards-Ticker/compact (for subscribers) - Search screen
Search queries - Search results
- Product selection
- Detailed view
- Bookmarks
- Shopping basket
1. Log-on and registration
Log-on
To log-on you must first register (see below). You will then receive a user name and password by e-mail. Log-on each time you want to use the DIN Catalogue and/or Standards-Ticker/compact functions. If your organization has IP access, click on "IP access" instead of logging-on.
Your organization does not have IP access yet and you want more information? Contact us!
- Enter your user name and password and click on "OK".
Once you have logged on you have access to all of the functions provided by this service (searching, product selection, full-text views, setting bookmarks, placing items in the shopping basket, etc.)
Forgot password?
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- Enter your user name and click on "Forgot password?".
Registration
- If you have not yet registered with the service, please click "Registration".
You will then be led to the menu for registration which gives a step-by-step description of the procedure. Your user name and password will be sent to you by e-mail.
Company license
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You may pass this information on to other members of your company or organization only under the conditions of the license you have obtained. Passing on this information to unauthorized company members or to other third parties is not permitted.
Please note that changing your password is not possible with a Company license.
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2. How this site is organized
You will find the following elements on each page of this site:
Horizontal navigation bar
Important information such as information on updates, the Legal Notice, Help, etc. is given here. Click on "Contact" to send an e-mail to the Beuth Verlag and on "DIN.de" to go to the homepage of DIN, the German Institute for Standardization.
Just below this bar is the "Shopping basket" containing the articles you wish to purchase; it can be accessed anytime by clicking on it.
DIN Catalogue
Vertical navigation bar
On each page of the service you will find various links on the left navigation bar. Use these links to search, set and find bookmarks, order documents, etc.
Please note that the left navigation bar changes for each page!
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Standards-Ticker/compact (for subscribers)
Vertical navigation bar
Use this navigation bar to access the following pages/functions:
a&i-subscription
This gives you an overview of your a&i subscription(s), including important information such as your customer no., subscription no., type of subscription, etc.
Documents in subscription
The documents included in your subscription are listed according to type: standard, draft standard, and other.
New documents
This provides an overview of the new documents added to your subscription.
Documents deleted
This provides an overview of the documents which are no longer in your subscription.
Intended withdrawals
This is a list of subscribed documents which will be withdrawn sometime soon.
Updates
This lists information regarding your subscription which is updated on a monthly basis.
my a&i
This leads you to the mya&i service with which you can manage your subscription online.
Help
Help regarding use of this online service.
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Other links (for both DIN Catalogue and Standards-Ticker/compact)
On each page (except the search screen) useful links on the right allow you to search on myBeuth and other online services.
Beuth article search
The "Beuth article search" allows you to search and order all articles included in the Beuth web shop without leaving this online service.
- Enter the search term(s) and click on "Send".
If your search has any results, you will be automatically led to the Beuth web shop (new window opens).
Search Beuth publicationss
When you search the DIN Catalogue online, the results will include Beuth publications other than standards and technical rules (e.g. commentaries, loose-leaf collections, etc.).
The number of publications found is shown here.
- Click on "show" for more information and to order publications on the Beuth web shop.
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3. Search screen
Once you log-on the search screen automatically comes up.
Search options
In the DIN Catalogue, you can choose the number of results shown on each page (between 20 and 100).
If you only want to search for documents you have bookmarked, choose "Yes" under "Search bookmarks". The default setting is "No" - which means you will search all documents.
Standards-Ticker/compact subscribers will be given the option of searching either their subscription(s) or the DIN Catalogue.
Searching
There are 8 fields in the search screen (the DIN Catalogue search screen has fewer fields). You can limit your searches by international relationship, standards collection or search term.
- Enter your search term(s) in one or more fields.
Please note! If you use the same search term(s) regularly, you need only enter one or two characters and you will be prompted to choose among previously entered search terms.
- Use the pull-down menus for the fields "Documents type" and "Update flag" to further limit your search.
- After entering or selecting your search term(s) click "Search".
Please note! If there are more than 500 results you will be asked to refine your search.
Use the "Clear" button to delete entries in all the fields.
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Truncated searches
Use the wild card * for truncated searches.
A "wild card" (here, *) stands for one or more characters. For instance, entering the search term "machine*" will retrieve records containing the word "machine", "machines" or "machinery".
Boolean searching
The search fields and all terms within one field are linked by "logical operators" (sometimes referred to as "Boolean operators"). The default operator is "AND" - within each field you can also use the "OR" operator (see below).
"AND" (or space) searches:
When you type two words separated by a space OR by the word and, this means both words must appear in the title/document.
"OR" (or "|") searches:
When you separate two words by the word or, OR by the symbol "l", only one of the two words needs to be in the title/document.
Navigation on Search screen page
Use this navigation bar to call up your last search or your last search results, get help, call up saved search queries, show all bookmarked documents, go to your shopping basket, and log-off.
Search fields
Free text search
Search according to document number, title, or keywords
ICS
Search according to ISO's International Classification for Standards system
Document identifier
Number of the document (e.g. DIN 13-2, DIN EN ISO 9001)
Publication date
Date the document was published (e.g. 2004-03-12)
Document type
Search by type of document (e.g. full standard, draft standard, etc.)
Update flag
Search by document status (e.g. new, withdrawn, etc.)
In addition to the search fields described above, you can choose three additional fields:
International relationship
International or European standards, technical rules or legal documents that are related to or identical the document you are searching
Search terms
Keywords or descriptors
Collection
Collection of standards or technical rules to which the document you are searching belongs (e.g. DIN).
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Search queries
If you carry out the same searches regularly, you can save your search query and retrieve it at any time.
Saving search queries
- On the search results page, click "Save search query" in the left navigator bar.
- Give your query a name and click "Save".
Saved search queries
- Click "Saved search queries" or "My search queries" in the left navigation bar for a list of your saved queries.
The search criteria for each query will be listed.
- Click "Delete" to delete a query.
- Click "Update" to make changes to a query. Don't forget to save again!
- Click "Submit" to carry out the search.
Navigation on "Search query" page
In the left navigation bar you can delete queries, call up help, go to your shopping basket, show bookmarked documents and log-off.
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4. Search results
Search results are presented as a list together with your search terms. The number of hits is given both as a total and by document type (standard, draft standard, other, etc.). The document number, type and title are listed, including a link for ordering the document.
If one of the documents listed is in your subscription, a link to view the full text is given instead of the link to order.
Filtering results
- You can filter search results by document type (standard, draft standard, regulation etc.).
Detailed view
- Click on the document number (e.g. DIN 4102-2) for more details about the document.
Bookmarks
- If you want to mark a particular document (e.g. because you have it in your standards collection), click on "Set bookmark" under that document in the results list.
- If you want to mark all documents in the current list, click on "Bookmark all" in the left navigation bar.
You can then search for bookmarked documents or for all bookmarks by clicking "My bookmarks" in the left navigation bar. You can also delete individual bookmarks or all bookmarks at one time.
Ordering
- Click on "Order", if you want to order a document.
If there is only one language version of a document, it will be put directly in your shopping basket. If there are several language versions of a document, you will be asked to select one.
Navigating search results
In the left navigation bar you can save search queries, call up saved queries, set bookmarks, start a new search, call up help texts, show bookmarked documents, open your shopping basket and log-off.
Printing search results
You can get a "Print view" for printing out your search results. Here you can customize your print-out, e.g. by selecting a subscription, and determine how many hits you want on the list to be printed. You will get a print preview before final printing.
Standards-Ticker/compact customers can also choose between printing "With titles" or "Without titles" of documents.
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5. Product selection
Here you can choose which language version of a document you wish to order.
Placing items in your shopping basket
On the "Select product" page all versions of the document you have selected from the search results will be displayed.
- Click which language version(s) you wish to order.
You will then be automatically shown your shopping basket.
Scrolling the list
By clicking on the arrows shown at the top of the list you can scroll backwards and forwards in the list.
Detailed view
- Click on the document number for a detailed view.
Bookmarks
- If you want to mark a particular document (e.g. because you have it in your standards collection), click on "Set bookmark" under that document in the results list.
Navigation in "Select product"
In the left navigation bar you can save search queries, call up saved queries, set bookmarks, start a new search, call up help texts, show bookmarked documents, open your shopping basket and log-off.
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6. Detailed view
On the "Search results", "Select product " and "Bookmarks" pages you can access details on the document of your choice by clicking on the document number. The detailed view lists the update flag, document type, publication date, title, ICS number, keywords, language, etc. (see below for overview of display fields).
Placing items in your shopping basket
- Go to the bottom of the page, if necessary.
- Click which language version(s) you wish to order.
You will then be automatically shown your shopping basket.
Scrolling the list
By clicking on the arrows shown at the top of the list you can scroll backwards and forwards in the list.
Bookmarks
- If you want to mark a particular document (e.g. because you have it in your standards collection), click on "Set bookmark" under that document in the results list.
Navigation in "Detailed view "
In the left navigation bar you can save search queries, call up saved queries, set bookmarks, start a new search, call up help texts, show bookmarked documents, open your shopping basket and log-off.
Overview of display fields in detailed view
Doc.-number
Designation of the document (e.g. DIN 13-2)
Update flag
Document status (e.g. new, withdrawn, historical)
Document type
Type of document (e.g. full standard, draft standard, etc.)
Publication date
Date the document was published (e.g. 2004-03-12).
Date of issue
Publication date of draft standards (e.g. 2008-06-01)
Expiry date
Date until which objections against the publication of a draft standard are possible
Title (German)
German title
Title (English)
English title
Contents
Link to the table of contents of the document, in PDF format. The contents are available for all DIN Standards and draft DIN Standards published after August 2006 (in German only; contents in English will gradually become available).
Abstract
Short description of the content of the document
ICS
Subject classification according to ISO's "International Classification Systems for Standards"
Keywords
Keywords or descriptors relating to the document
Replaces
The document for which your document is a replacement
Replaced by
For withdrawn documents, the document replacing this document
International relationship
International or European standards, technical rules or legal documents that are related to or identical to the document
Available in
Lists the publications (e.g. DIN Handbooks) which include this document
Amends
Lists the document(s) which are modified by this document
Amended by
Lists the document(s) modifying this your document
Published in
Primary source (publication) in which the document was originally published
Available from
Publishing house or selling agent from which the document can be obtained
Price
Price in euros
Languages
Languages in which the document is available
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7. Bookmarks
On each page of this online service you can use the left navigation bar to call up your bookmarks. You will then see a list of all bookmarked documents (according to document type). The number, type and title of each document is given.
Filter results
- You can refine your results be clicking on the document type (standard, regulation, other, etc.)
Ordering
- Click on "Order", if you want to order a document.
If there is only one language version of a document, it will be put directly in your shopping basket. If there are several language versions of a document, you will be asked to select one.
Deleting bookmarks
You can delete any or all of your bookmarks at one time.
- Delete individual bookmarks by clicking "Delete bookmark".
- Delete all bookmarks at one time by clicking "Delete all bookmarks.
Detailed view
- Click on the document number (e.g. DIN 4102-2) for more details about the document.
- Click on "Order", if you want to order a document.
If there is only one language version of a document, it will be put directly in your shopping basket. If there are several language versions of a document, you will be asked to select one.
Navigating search results
In the left navigation bar you can delete bookmarks, call up help texts, call up saved search queries, show bookmarked documents, open your shopping basket and log-off.
Updates
All bookmarked documents which have been modified, amended or otherwise updated.
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8. Shopping basket
All items which you wish to order will be placed in the shopping basket in the DIN Catalogue Online service. You can then order them via the Beuth web shop.
When ordering via the Standards-Ticker/compact online service, the shopping basket will look the same, but you will be asked to go to Beuth.de to complete your order (see bottom right button).
Terms of delivery and payment
- Please read our Terms of delivery and payment before ordering.
Options when ordering
- The default number of copies is "1". Change this number if you wish to order several copies of one item.
- Click on "Delete" if you want to remove an item from the shopping basket.
- Click on "Update" if you want to update the information in case of any changes (e.g. if you change the number of items, click "Update" to show the new total price.
Completing your order
- Click on "Order now".
You have now completed your order and will receive the ordered item(s) soon (delivery times for international orders may vary).
Navigation on "Shopping basket" page
Using the navigation bar to the left you can delete all items from your shopping basket ("Empty basket"), return to the search screen, show the last search query (results), call up help texts, call up saved search queries, show bookmarked documents and log-off.
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