Do Standards Inhibit Progress?

For many years one of the slogans of the American Standards Association has been “Standardization is dynamic, not static. It means not to stand still but to move forward together.” The paper examines the procedures of the ASA and shows how the Association provides for periodic review of American Standards so that they do not become “stale” or stand in the way of progress. Examples of such standards in the motion-picture field are given.

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1957-09

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J11208