Knovel Announces Content Partnership with ASTM International

["Laura Cox" <laura.cox@frontlinegms.com>]

Knovel Adds Publications from ASTM International to Online Technical
Reference Collection

New York, NY, September 11, 2007, Knovel <http://www.knovel.com/> 
has partnered with ASTM International <http://www.astm.org/> to 
provide ASTM books and manuals to subscribers of Knovel's online 
technical reference collection.

"The ASTM titles enhance our coverage of materials and testing 
for the aerospace, petroleum, and energy industries, as well as 
providing design and construction engineers with the technical 
information they need to select, test, analyze and use 
materials." said Delores Meglio, VP of Content Management at 
Knovel. "Many of our subscribers requested that we provide access 
to ASTM resources through Knovel's optimized search 
functionality, so they can speedily locate material relevant to 
more of their engineering challenges."

John Pace, Vice President of Publications and Marketing at ASTM 
International said "We look at our new partnership with Knovel as 
a means for providing customers with a new approach for accessing 
ASTM technical information.  Knovel has an excellent reputation 
in serving many critical markets, and we look forward to having 
the ASTM books and manuals being included with Knovel's other 
title offerings."

About Knovel

Knovel <http://www.knovel.com/> is an online science and 
technical reference collection used by applied scientists and 
practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant 
and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 70 
of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and 
science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive 
tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content 
includes material properties, process and design information, 
standard procedures, equations, and formulations.  More than 
1,200 leading reference works and databases from over 40 
international publishers and professional societies are 
integrated for easy information discovery.

About ASTM International

ASTM International <http://www.astm.org/>, originally known as 
the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), was formed 
over a century ago. It is one of the largest voluntary standards 
development organizations in the world-a trusted source for 
technical standards for materials, products, systems, and 
services. Known for their high technical quality and market 
relevancy, ASTM International standards have an important role in 
the information infrastructure that guides design, manufacturing 
and trade in the global economy.

Standards developed at ASTM are the work of over 30,000 ASTM 
members. These technical experts represent producers, users, 
consumers, government and academia from over 120 countries. 
Participation in ASTM International is open to all with a 
material interest, anywhere in the world.  In addition, ASTM also 
publishes a number of other books, journals, manuals, and 
technical papers which serve to complement the standards, or 
serve as the basis for new standards developing activities.

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