Information Services

MEMBERS ONLY - Search the OSHA, EPA, SSPC Websites, and Search the JPCL & PCE Archives Using the Library Search!

Members can search the archives of JPCL and PCE magazines via Paintsquare's NEW Browse Library service. To try it out, click on the Library Search link on the Members Only homepage and enter a keyword in the upper right hand search box. Have your SSPC Member user ID and password ready once you have selected an article that you want to read.

MEMBERS ONLY - Technical Archives

Members can also search the Members Only Technical Archives, which provides access to dozens of documents, such as:

• An archive of past Tech Features--PDF copies of papers, articles and chapters from select SSPC publications;
• an archive of "Ask SSPC" columns and Coatings-Talk discussions;
• recent SSPC technical presentations and conference papers;
• other industry technical reports;
• and more!

To access the Members Only area, you must be a current SSPC Individual Member or an appointed representative of an SSPC Organizational Member company. The Members Only section user name and password can be found by logging in to your SSPC Account.

Document Delivery. Photocopies of the items below are available:

• Articles from past issues of JPCL (Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings) and PCE (Protective Coatings Europe);
• Certain publicly available documents, such as regulations, some federal standards, etc.; and
• Out-of print or superseded SSPC publications, reports and standards.

Fees - Administrative fees are $20 for SSPC members, $30 for nonmembers plus a photocopy fee. The photocopy fee is determined by the number of pages.

Special orders include international delivery and photocopies of over 50 pages. Fees are determined on a case-by-case basis.

Orders can be charged to a major credit card: Visa, American Express or MasterCard. Government procurement orders (POs) are also accepted.

Member Benefit - one free article (between 1 and 15 pages) per year delivered in the U.S. If you're interested in membership, find out how to join SSPC.

Custom searches on the topic you choose using SSPC library resources.
Fees - $32/hr for members, $40/hr for nonmembers (20% member discount). After the first hour, you are billed in half-hour increments.

Commercial Database Searches
SSPC subscribes to fee-based commercial databases. If you have a need for an industry-wide literature search, these databases can be searched. Search results are available in a variety of user-friendly formats. Costs of searches have ranged from $60 to $75, depending on which databases are used, plus an administrative fee of $25 for members, $50 for nonmembers.