1. About ASME ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) aims to promote the art, science and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe. ASME is a not-for-profit membership organisation founded in 1880 by a small group of industrialists. ASME has more than 140,000 members in 151 countries. Approximately 30,000 of these members are students.

2. ASME’s content ASME Journals 28 peer-reviewed titles 25,000 pages per year From 1960 to present Applied Mechanics Reviews ASME Conference Proceedings Sponsors more than 30 conferences per year Publishes approximately 100 proceedings volumes annually From 2000 to present ASME eBooks 160+ recent and classic titles going back to the 1990’s. Approximately 15-20 new titles per year High-quality professional and reference works, handbooks and advanced monographs

3. Subject areas covered by ASME content Aerospace Applied mechanics Automotive Biomedical engineering Boilers & pressure vessels Building and construction Computer-aided design (CAD) Computers & information in engineering Conventional power & fuels Defense Design engineering Dynamic systems & control Electronic & Photonic packaging Energy Environmental engineering Fluids engineering Heat transfer Internal combustion engines Manufacturing & processing Nanotechnology Noise control & acoustics Nondestructive evaluation Nuclear engineering Numerical analysis Ocean, offshore & artic engineering Pipeline & piping systems Renewable energy Robotics & mechatronics Transportation Tribology

4. ASME Alumni Access – 2015 pilot Alumni access is to all content contained in your current ASME subscription. As an example most UK academic institutes have: Package 9 comprising: ASME Journals – 28 titles from 2000 to present Applied Mechanics Reviews ASME Conference Proceedings – 500+ volumes from 2008 to present Access via the ASME Digital Library platform

5. ASME Alumni pilot – Business Rules Institution must have active subscription to an ASME package via Content Online Ltd Access provided in line with current subscription start/end dates Access via secure area on alumni web page via IP and/or blind login Pricing – 10% of subscription cost (minimum of $1,000 (excl. VAT))