Archive for January, 2008

Earth Sciences Highlights

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Our new Earth Sciences subject area enables subscribers in infrastructure construction, oil and gas, civil engineering and many other fields to rely on Knovel as a single place for finding reliable answers quickly. The Earth Sciences collection currently contains 53 titles covering the following topics:

  • Geochemistry
  • Geology
  • Geophysics, Geodesy & Seismology
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Hydrology, Oceanography & Glaciology
  • Paleontology & Stratigraphy

Based on requests from our subscribers, we’ve introduced titles from well known publishers such as Elsevier, Cambridge University Press, Springer, and John Wiley & Sons. Titles of particular interest:

thumb1314 Manual of
Applied Field Hydrogeology
thumb1868 Encyclopedia of Geology
thumb1324 A Geology for Engineers (7th Edition) thumb1843 Environmental Geology – Principles and Practice
 
arrow Click here for a full list of all 53 Earth Science titles.

A BRIEF REVIEW OF A NEW EARTH SCIENCE TITLE:
“Manual of Applied Field Hydrogeology” by Willis D. Weight and John L. Sonderegger (McGraw-Hill Professional © 2001) is a reference for recent graduates and experienced hydrogeologists, offering hands-on answers to the some of the actual experiences and decisions of the job that are not explained in textbooks.

Integral Resource for Corrosion Engineers

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

 

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Linda Goldberg, Director of Technical Activities at NACE International said: “It is critical for our members to locate corrosion engineering data and best practices wherever and whenever they are working. We partnered with Knovel to provide our members with free online access to Knovel’s corrosion content including the Corrosion Survey Database (COR*SUR) because Knovel is absolutely the best way to quickly find the information you need in a large online collection of technical content. We have even incorporated Knovel into our continuing education classes so participants can work on real-world examples.”

To learn more about NACE International visit www.nace.org.

New Titles in Oil and Gas

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Our Oil and Gas subject area is continually growing! We’ve added 34 new titles in this quarter alone! Knovel is careful to select the most critically acclaimed STM (Science, Technical, Medical) content available including:
 
thumb1887 Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook (3rd Edition) thumb1850 Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production
thumb1945 Operational Aspects
of Oil and Gas Well Testing
thumb1387 Pumping Station Design (3rd Edition)
  arrow Click here for a full list of all 34 new Oil & Gas titles.

A Brief Review of a New Oil and Gas Title:
“Pumping Station Design” (3rd Edition) by Garr M. Jones et al (Butterworth-Heinemann © 2005). This handbook continues the award-winning tradition of previous editions. Understanding is given to the various disciplines important to the design and execution of reliable, easy to operate, low maintenance pumping stations. The depth of experience and expertise of the contributors and editors is unparalleled making this book the standard guide for the implementation of a well-integrated pumping station design.