Knovel, the US-based provider of a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced a banner year for content growth, including a record 23 percent increase in content across all subject areas. Additionally, each of the 30 subject areas available grew by at least 15 percent.
The selection process for new titles, charts, graphs and equation assets was based on direct feedback from Knovel's active community of engineers and other professionals. This feedback led to the addition of three entirely new subject areas in 2012. Knovel also continued its brisk pace of development in its Critical Content line exclusively available to its customers. The company's interactive objects available via charts, graphs and equations now exceed 100,000. This growth in content is seen to complement Knovel's breadth of offerings aimed at helping engineers solve both big challenges and everyday tasks.
With the recent addition of two publishing partners, Thieme and ASQ, Knovel added a total of nine new publishing partners in 2012. This expands Knovel's international sources of content and rounds out a roster of partners to more than 100 authoritative sources. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) are also among the partners added in 2012.
While Knovel sources a majority of content from its publishing partners, the company also strategically works with credible sources and renowned experts to create content that fills gaps in engineering information resources. The resulting work is added to Knovel's Critical Content line.
