National Institute of Standards and Technology - Government Documents - Department of Commerce - Research Guides at University of Hawaii at Manoa

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was established in in 1901 as the Bureau of Standards (later National Bureau of Standards). It succeeded the Office of Standard Weights and Measures that was part of the Coast Survey. Its current mission is "To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life."

Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL)
TRAIL contains many technical reports in full text.
NIST Publications Database

Government Documents holds numerous NIST and NBS publications, including the following series:

Special publication (C 13.10:)

Journal of research of the NBS (C 13.22:)

Building science series (C 13.29/2:)

Monographs (C 13.44:)

Technical notes (C 13.46:)

Additional documents covering 1910-1932 are available in the Executive Branch Documents microfiche set. Please contact a government documents librarian if you have questions about our holdings.

We also have a variety of general publications, pamphlets, and other NIST and NBS materials.

Radio Station WWVH
WWVH on Kauaʻi broadcasts Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)—the official time for the entire planet—throughout the Pacific region.
Measurement Standards Branch
The Measurement Standards Branch of the Quality Assurance Division of the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture the state agency responsible for weights and measures in Hawai‘i.

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