Abstract: A method of providing a reference standard on a web site on an Internet includes the steps of providing a web site having a reference standard database on a computer network. The method also includes the steps of identifying if a user has permission to access the reference standard database on the web site and selecting a search criteria for a reference standard by the user, if the user has permission to access the reference standard database. The method further includes the steps of searching the reference standard database for the reference standard using the search criteria and providing the user with the reference standard identified by the search of the reference standard database.