Academic institutions use electronic sources

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 29, 2007

Knovel is optimised to facilitate searches by engineers and applied scientists in disciplines from chemistry to civil engineering.

15 academic institutions from around the world have recently subscribed to Knovel's online collection of electronic reference works, databases, and other interactive content, bringing the number of academic subscribers to over 250.

Knovel is optimised to facilitate searches by engineers and applied scientists in disciplines from chemistry to civil engineering.

It helps graduate and undergraduate students quickly locate relevant and reliable technical data, equations and texts.

Knovel's interactive tools help students solve technical challenges more efficiently and enable professors to use the Knovel content in their curriculum.

Reflecting the ease of locating and leveraging technical information through Knovel, over 200 courses now cite Knovel in their syllabi.

In the past 6 months Knovel has added to its subscriber list research libraries spanning 19 countries, ranging across North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, and Asia Pacific.

New subscribers include: Biblioteka Glowna Politechniki at Warsaw University of Technology, Poland; Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland; Dunarea de Jos University, Romania; Liverpool University, UK; Louisiana State University, USA; Penn State University, USA; Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Mexico; Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Costa Rica; Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, France; University of Akron, USA; University of Dresden, Germany; University of Regina, Canada; Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; and Warsaw University, Poland.

Ann McSweeney, Senior Librarian at the Dublin Institute of Technology said, "Knovel Library provides our faculty with a comprehensive suite of electronic engineering texts and data-books of the highest quality which fit remarkably well with the wide range of engineering disciplines within the institute".

"Content is expertly chosen from a range of authoritative academic technical publishers and provides a firm foundation for our undergraduate cohorts and an invaluable information source for experienced technologists and researchers".

"Both user groups appreciate the facility to search properties, strengths or units either in single titles or across subject ranges".

She continued, "During the short period we have been offering the Knovel Library the response from everyone has been remarkably positive and we look forward to seeing it established as one of our core resources".

Chris Forbes, CEO of Knovel said, "Knovel is really proud of the endorsement we are receiving from the academic community around the globe".

"These new subscriptions are especially appreciated because the valuable feedback we receive from leading engineering schools helps us continue to improve and augment our technical collection of information and interactive tools".