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• Reference Services
• October 2006
• Issue: 206

Knovel Partners with Blackwell Publishing

Knovel is excited to announce a new content partnership with the world's leading society publisher, Blackwell Publishing. Blackwell represents books and journals of the highest scientific merit from over 600 of the world's most prestigious academic, medical, and professional societies and associations. Under the alliance, Knovel's suite of productivity tools will combine with Blackwell's exclusive content to further enhance invaluable resources for academic, scientific, professional,

Knovel's content partnership with Blackwell introduces the opportunity to showcase high-quality references of topical interest and strong scientific value in the rapidly advancing fields of food science, packaging, medicine and coastal, offshore and aviation engineering, on an interactive platform.

"Our partnership with Knovel comes at a time of great expansion. Knovel is a uniquely influential force in the on-line delivery of scientific data and we're pleased to have this opportunity to cultivate a stronger presence among scientists and researchers worldwide," says Dr. Jon Walmsley, Divisional Director at Blackwell Publishing.

The agreement with Blackwell is one of several publishing partnerships Knovel has concluded in recent months as it seeks to work closely with leading organizations in developing new content for focused areas of research and practice, and broaden its global impact. Blackwell Publishing joins fellow society publishers SIAM, Royal Society of Chemistry, AIChE and ASME as well as McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, Springer, World Scientific, and other prominent sci-tech publishers as a publishing partner to Knovel.

Find out more about Nylink's Knovel offer at http://nylink.org/coop/knovel.htm. Nylink also offers discounts on Blackwell Synergy: http://nylink.org/coop/bws.htm.