All SEED teams should investigate the possibility that there are standards that apply to their project. But some teams will conclude there are none. In either case, document your searching.

The recommended strategy for identifying standards is:

(a) Consult with the client.

(b) Consult with any other experts or stakeholders, such as your faculty mentor.

(c) Review Search: individual organizations. If there is a standards agency that specializes in your project's technology, go to its website and browse its standards.

(d) Search the literature: Run searches in Compendex, Inspec, or Google Scholar, using the term "standards".

(e) Ask an AI tool for standards relevant to your project (but remember their limitations).

If you need to place an order for a standard:

(a) check the Standards in the UVM Libraries collections

(b) if the standard you need is not listed there, skip to Request a copy of a standard.