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The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Measurement Services Division for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new reference materials and provides information about their use. In addition, this newsletter contains news about revisions to and restrictions on NIST standard reference materials. The newsletter is circulated in print form and on the NIST SRM Website
Montgomery, R.
(2008),
SRM Spotlight, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Accessed October 12, 2025)