This week we are attending the SLA 2011 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, and we are pleased to catch up with our customers and partners. Knovel’s target user base includes engineers and applied scientists, and many of our primary contacts include the librarians who ensure their colleagues have access to trusted information resources. In celebration of the significant role of librarians, Knovel proudly presents “5 Fun Fact You May Not Know…

Good morning readers, and welcome to another edition of the Monday Link Review, your weekly source for the best science and engineering news from around the world wide web. We have a special surprise coming soon to K-Exchange for all of our friends attending the 2011 SLA conference in Philadelphia, but for now, on to the links! Ever heard of the Sneezing Monkey of Burma? No, it’s not something out…

As Knovel’s Director of Valuable Insights, Alan Lieberman oversees all data and information within Knovel. One of Alan’s responsibilities is overseeing Knovel’s Net Promoter Score.We recently spoke with Alan about Net Promoter. K-Exchange: First off, in the simplest terms, what is Net Promoter? Alan Lieberman: There are many different types of satisfaction surveys.  The Net Promoter Score survey is a specific type of customer satisfaction survey, whose focus is user…

Good morning readers, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Monday Link Review, your weekly source for the best science and engineering links from across the World Wide Web. First this week, an interesting article from the University of Chicago, why do we tend to choke under pressure? Next, we head to the periodic table of elements. All greetings to the as yet unnamed elements 114 and 116. Welcome…

Good morning readers, and welcome to another edition of the Monday Link Review, your weekly source for the best science and engineering news from the past week. First this week, an article on Graphene, the new miracle material of the 21st Century. Next, we head over to Neurscience News for a piece explaining how researchers from the University of Louisville, UCLA and the California Institute of Technology worked together to…