Knovel provides full-text access to an online collection of hundreds of science and engineering reference books, including Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook and Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers. Many of the books are enhanced with features such as interactive tables that allow you to manipulate and customize the data as you would in a spreadsheet application. In addition, certain books also feature interactive graphs, equation plotters, and graph plotters.

Subject coverage includes: adhesives, aerospace technologies, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, ceramics, chemistry, chemical engineering, construction materials and engineering, electrical and power engineering, environmental engineering, food science, mechanics and mechanical engineering, metals and metallurgy, pharmaceuticals, plastics and rubbers, safety, health and hygiene, and semiconductors and electronics.

The UB Libraries have some of the books in the Knovel E-Books database in various library unit print collections. If you wish to consult the print counterpart of one of these titles, use BISON - UB Libraries Catalog to determine its availability, location, and call number.