1. AISC Manual AISC Specification Design Aids
Catalog of most widely available structural shapes
Editions 1-9 ->ASD
Editions 10, 11, 12 -> LRFD Edition 1, 2, 3
Current Edition 13 incorporates ASD and LRFD

2. AISC Manual Part 1 – Dimensions and Properties
Part 2 – General Design Considerations
Part 3 – Design of Flexural members
Part 4 – Design of Compression Members
Part 5 – Design of Tension Members
Part 6 – Design of Members Subject to Combined Loading
Parts 7 to 15 – Connections
Part 16 Specifications and Codes
Part 17 Misc. Data and Mathematical Information

3. AISC Specifications (PART 16 of Manual)
Main Body
Alphabetically organized to chapters A-M
Major Headings labeled with chapter designation followed by number
Further subdivisions are numerically labeled
Appendices
Appendices 1-7
Commentary
Background and elaboration on provisions of the Specification.
Organized in the same way as the specification