METRO Science Librarians Chris Forbes, CEO Knovel Corporation January 21, Experience Knovel’s Virtual Technical Library with Analysis Software

“The average engineer / applied scientist spends 8 hours a week looking for information” — Outsell, Inc. February 22, 2002 The Opportunity

Knovel’s View of Research Students, Teachers, Design Engineers, Bench Chemists, Librarians e-References Core Focused on hands-on users who need information for their tasks. e-Journals e-Abstracts Support Narrow Focus e-Journals e-Abstracts Support Narrow Focus E-References Core Handbooks Standards Databases Proceedings Research

Knovel’s Value Proposition Source: DARPA Rapid Design Exploration and Optimization Project Conceptual Design (creative, early phase) Detailed Design (engineering phase) ProductionOperations And Support Cost Reduction Opportunities Life Cycle Cost Determinations 70% 85%95%35% 22%

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I N T E R N E T Multiple Users Science and Engineering References and Databases Search Across All Aggregated Content Interactive The Knovel Service Students, Teachers, Design Engineers, Bench Chemists, Librarians

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Work Flow Integration Results Search & Browse Apply Other Project, Homework, and Research Elements Task A Task Z Answers to Your Questions Iterative What-if- Scenarios

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