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An Overview of Knovel
G.I. Conference, 15 November 2007
Paul Walker
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What is Knovel?
Knovel is an online collection of technical reference material that is optimized in:
– content– search capabilities– interactive tools
Engineers and scientists in specific disciplines find relevant and reliable information faster
Information aggregator – from leading sci-tech publishers and learned societies/institutes
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Overview of Site
>1,500 titles/databases in 18 subject areas
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Knovel Focuses on Reference Material
Field Resources Used Key Characteristics
R & DJournals & Abstracts
CurrencyComprehensiveness
Patents Comprehensiveness
DesignManufacturingSafety
Technical ReferencesReliabilityRelevance
Design ManufacturingMaintenance Compliance
Codes, Standards & SpecsReliability, Comprehensiveness
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Why Knovel is Unique
GoogleEbook
VendorsKnovel
Indexes public content on Internet Indexes references not available on Internet Indexes tables as well as text Converts units to locate more relevant results Search optimized to find specific results in engineering and material selection searches Search for exact numeric values or ranges Provides interactive tables, graphs, and equations to better utilize results
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Optimized Search Highlights
• Complete indexing of contents – text, tables, and graphs
• Built-in unit converter finds data independent of specified search units
• Search criteria may contain both keywords and numeric values
• Search for exact numeric values or ranges of numeric values
• Search within reference library, subset, or single title
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Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook
Chemical Process Equipment - Selection and Design
Civil Engineer's Reference Book
Standard Handbook of Machine Design
Handbook of Electrical Engineering For Practitioners in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry
Yaws' Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Chemical Compounds
Chemical Properties Handbook
Reservoir Engineering Handbook
Piping Handbook
Plant Engineer's Reference Book
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
Knovel Critical Tables
Loss Prevention in the Process of Corrosion Engineering
NALCO Water Handbook
Mechanical Engineers' Handbook
Standard Handbook of Machine Design
Process Engineering Equipment Handbook
2004 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II – Materials
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology
Corrosion Resistant Materials Handbook
Energy Efficiency Manual
Handbook of Separation Process Technology
Corrosion Survey Database (COR·SUR)
Engineers' Guide to Rotating Equipment - The Pocket Reference
Facility Piping Systems Handbook
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis
Handbook of Petroleum Analysis
2001 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II - Materials
Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
Pump Handbook
Oil & GasComprehensive Content Includes:
“The interactive graphs save me a great deal of time when I am seeking a specific property, because I don't need to evaluate a complicated equation myself, plus there is no confusion over unit conversions because I can select which units the graph is displayed in.”
-Engineer, BP
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Representative CustomersOil & Gas
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Academic Subscribers
• Over 500 academic subscribers worldwide, with over 60% of the top engineering universities (T.H.E.S.)
In the UK academic subscribers include:
Imperial College
Manchester Univ
UCL
Edinburgh Univ
Leeds Univ
Newcastle Univ
Liverpool Univ
Cranfield Univ
Queens Univ Belfast
Glasgow Caledonian Univ
Salford Univ
Birmingham Univ
Nottingham Univ
Bath Univ + more…
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Interactive Features
• Interactive Tables– Find, customize, and manipulate data
as you would with a spreadsheet
• Equation Plotters – Plot your points on the graph curve or
enter values into the corresponding X-Y table to see where they fall on the curve
– Export and print data and/or graphs
Interactive Tables
Equation Plotters
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Interactive Tables
Tabulated text from a PDF page in Knovel.Knovel converts this into data values in spreadsheet format so the user can manipulate and process the data.
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Interactive Tables
The Interactive Table has spreadsheet features – you can sort the rows and hide columns, and change the column order to focus on the relevant data
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Interactive Tables
Interactive Tables also allow filtering by attribute (column) and provide a convenient unit converter for use within the table
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Equation Plotters
This interactive table contains an Equation Plotterassociated with the substance toluene
Tabulated text and equation from the PDF in the book shown for reference
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Equation Plotters
Select points by clicking on the curve; the X-Y coordinates appear in the box to the left
The equation for the curve and the unit scale on the X and Y axes may be changed
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Equation Plotters
You may export an image of the graph, and/or captured x/y values in a variety of formats
