Archive for the ‘Fall 2007’ Category

Knovel’s Unit Converter Continues to Earn Praise

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

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Knovel’s science and engineering unit converter earns high praise from users.
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Chemical Engineer, Tufts University

Two New Subject Areas on the Way

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

We are continually updating our content, based on suggestions and feedback from our users and industry experts. As part of this effort we will be introducing two new Subject Areas: Earth Sciences and Medical Engineering.  Over 70 Elsevier titles will be included in our Earth Sciences subject area, while additions such as the vital Merck Index – the reference for professionals looking for precise, comprehensive information on chemicals, drugs, and biologicals – will be included in Medical Engineering.

Check www.knovel.com regularly to find updates on these 2 new fields which will bring our total up to 20 Subject Areas!

New Content and New Content Partnerships

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

We always appreciate requests for additional relevant and reliable sources from our loyal subscribers and industry experts. In response, Knovel is continually adding new content to our existing Subject Areas.

We are excited to announce our recent content agreements with Brill Publishers, ASTM International, the ISA, and earlier this year agreements with NCRP and the AIAA. Here are some highlights.

thumb1748 MNL11 – Drilling, Sampling, and Analysis of Coal thumb1641 Structural Shielding Design for Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities: (Report No. 147)
thumb1582 Aircraft Engine Design
(2nd Edition)
thumb1583 Spacecraft Thermal Control Handbook – Volume II – Cryogenics
thumb1639 Quality Assurance for Diagnostic Imaging:
(Report No. 99)
thumb1585 Radar and Laser Cross Section Engineering
(2nd Edition)
thumb1710 Ludwig’s Applied Process Design for Chemical Petrochemical Plants thumb1543 Prudent Practices in the Laboratory
thumb1550 Dean’s Analytical Chemistry Handbook (2nd Edition) thumb1660 Handbook of Offshore Engineering

In last three months, we have added over 100 titles from Blackwell, Brill Elsevier, IEE, John Wiley, William Andrew Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Gulf, NCRP, Springer, NAP, and Oxford University Press.  To view a full list of our new titles, click here.

Supplements Now Included Within Subject Areas

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Content previously packaged as Supplements is now included with the appropriate subject areas. You will soon see the benefit of being able to access additional content from these formerly separate collections.  If you have any questions about how this may affect your subscription or any suggestions for additional resources you would like to see included in Knovel please contact our sales team at sales@knovel.com or call 1-866-324-5163.