What is it?
Knovel is a collection of full text, electronic, technical reference books.
Why use it?
Whether you are looking for information about engineering ethics or you need to find which titanium alloys have sheer strengths between 80 - 100 KSI, you can find it in Knovel. Access hundreds of engineering handbooks from your computer.
How does it work?
Access Knovel by going to www.knovel.com. If you are off campus, connect to the Proxy Server. When you start a search in Knovel, make sure to switch from Entire Knovel Library to My Subscription. By doing this, you will only search the books that MSOE is subscribed to.
There are three different ways to search Knovel:
- Basic- Enter keywords and Knovel tells you which books contain those words
- Fielded Search- Allows you to find terms not only in reference books, but tables and graphs as well.
- Browse- Search books by subject area:
Aerospace & Radar Technology Civil Engineering & Construction Materials Electrical & Power Engineering Electronics & Semiconductors Environment & Environmental Engineering General Engineering & Engineering Management Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering Oil & Gas Engineering
View the Knovel Tutorials for more information about using this database, they only take a few minutes to watch!
Other features:
- Use the Periodic Table to quickly learn the properties of the elements.
- The Unit Converter is easier to use than Google! Choose from over 80 properties, from acceleration to volume, and convert away!
- Interactive tables and graphs allow you to analyze otherwise static data. View the demos for more information.