Next Generation Knovel Library Includes Enhanced Search to Find Answers Faster; Over 700 Science and Technical References Embedded with Powerful Productivity Tools.TORONTO -- At the Special Libraries Association (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) Annual Conference which opened here today, Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), a leading provider of revolutionary Web-based information services See Information Systems. that increase productivity for millions of engineers, scientists and librarians worldwide, announced the availability of the next generation Knovel Library, a streamlined full-text science and technical reference and online database with new powerful and intuitive search and productivity tools. Knovel's new Web-based platform is the third generation of the ground breaking Knovel service which transforms information into actionable intelligence Having the necessary information immediately available in order to deal with the situation at hand. With regard to call centers, it refers to agents having customer history and related product data available on screen before the call is taken. by integrating software tools with content. "The new Knovel Library was designed the way that scientists, engineers, and information professionals actually discover and make use of necessary information based on the input of Knovel's 375 institutional customers," said Christopher M. Forbes, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Knovel Corporation. "Unlike less intuitive services, researchers using Knovel Library search with the power of a database, browse with the familiar feeling of a book, find the information they are after quickly, and then analyze and import results into workflow with powerful job-specific productivity tools." The enhancements included in Knovel Library make finding and analyzing information for millions of engineers, scientists and librarians faster and easier. Powered by more than 700 high-quality scientific and engineering references and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. with Productivity Tools, the new Knovel Library indexes every word, every chart and graph, and every picture in the database, ensuring Knovel users the most powerful scientific search platform available anywhere. Enhancements allow users to retrieve useful answers quickly and easily with simple keyword and phrase searches or to refine their queries for greater accuracy with an array of new search tools including unlimited Boolean searching, fielded bibliographic limits, wildcard See wild cards and wildcard mask. truncation and exact phrase matching. Results are ranked according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. relevancy, popularity, or alphabetically for easy navigation, and moving between browsing results and further refining search queries is transparently easy. Knovel technology (U.S. patent pending) transforms text content and numerical data Numerical data (or quantitative data) is data measured or identified on a numerical scale. Numerical data can be analysed using statistical methods, and results can be displayed using tables, charts, histograms and graphs. of any type and complexity into a consistent research platform. The new Knovel Library combines leading technical references, databases and analytical software Analytical software is software that is designed specifically for and development of a particular environment or object. into one complete service. Additional new and improved features include enhancements to find information quickly through searching and browsing, Productivity Tools to analyze the results, and easy exporting the data into the workflow applications that make the information useful and relevant. More information and a tour of the new Knovel Library can be found at http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/tour.jsp. To facilitate trials of the Knovel Library and to help businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies make the transition to a virtual library, Knovel offers K-Essentials, which includes unlimited access to nine highly acclaimed science and technical references free of charge. To gain access to the K-Essentials program, free subscription requests must be made through a librarian, information specialist, or departmental manager. Qualified professionals may apply at: www.info.knovel.com/essentials. About Knovel Knovel Corporation - www.knovel.com - is a leading provider of revolutionary Web-based information services that increase productivity for millions of engineers, scientists and librarians worldwide. Since 1999, Knovel has built a virtual library of the most important industry reference works and handbooks for those in need of technical research. Using a Web-based platform, and enhanced with embedded analysis software, Knovel helps the researcher and scientist make more productive use of the data. Software tools such as a Chemical Structure Search, Equation Plotter, Graph Digitizer dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig , Graph Plotter graph plotter - plotter , Interactive Tables and a Spectra Viewer enable them to analyze, manipulate and customize the content according to their needs. Professionals who work at Global 2000 corporations, major universities, and government agencies rely on Knovel to find data faster and apply it more productively. Knovel clients include over 375 institutions in 30 countries. |
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