[CALMAP:217] Re: SimplyMap Demonstration - University of California, Santa Barbara on July 6

From: Kathy Stroud (kpstroud@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Wed Jun 20 2007 - 09:38:03 PDT

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    If people are interested in the software, etc. perhaps we could arrange a demo at the next meeting?

    Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
    Government Information and Maps, Shields Library
    100 NW Quad Ave.
    Davis, CA 95616-5292
    530-752-5248

    ----- "Mary Larsgaard" <mary@library.ucsb.edu> wrote:
    > hmm, looks like this company is demoing
    > all over:-)
    >
    > -------- Original Message --------
    > Subject: SimplyMap Demonstration - University of California, Santa
    > Barbara
    > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:34:13 -0400, Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:16:06
    > -0700
    > From: Steven Swartz <sswartz@geographicresearch.com>
    > To: forte@library.ucsb.edu
    > CC:
    > mary@library.ucsb.edu,dedecker@library.ucsb.edu,weimer@library.ucsb.edu
    >
    >
    >
    > Dear Eric,
    >
    > It was a pleasure speaking with you last week. As discussed, please
    > find below information on SimplyMap, an exciting new online service
    > created as a result of demand by academic librarians for easy-to-use
    > demographic, business and marketing data.
    >
    > Developed by Geographic Research ( www.geographicresearch.com
    > <http://www.geographicresearch.com/>), SimplyMap allows students to
    > access thousands of variables, create professional-quality thematic
    > maps
    > and reports and export information to Excel, PDF, Microsoft Word and
    > more. Please find attached a SimplyMap product brochure as well as a
    >
    > link below to access our most recent variable list.
    >
    > SimplyMap is priced from around $8,500 per year (based on simultaneous
    >
    > users) and includes IP authentication, remote access and usage
    > reports.
    > It also features nation-wide data in all geographies including ZIP
    > codes, census tracts and block-groups.
    >
    > My colleague has been invited to demonstrate SimplyMap to the
    > Statewide
    > California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Product Review
    > Committee meeting at the Westmont College library in Montecito, CA on
    >
    > Friday, July 6th. Since he will be in the area, I'd like to know if
    > he
    > can also visit and give you and your colleagues a brief demonstration
    >
    > the same day. *Please let me know if you are available anytime in the
    >
    > afternoon of July 6th to have a quick look at this popular database.
    > *
    > Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Steven Swartz
    > Tel: 416-867-9973
    >
    > SimplyMap Variable List:
    > http://www.geographicresearch.com/PDF/2007-05b_SimplyMap_Variable_List.pdf
    >
    > --
    > Mary Lynette Larsgaard
    > Director, Map Library
    > Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory
    > Davidson Library
    > University of California, Santa Barbara
    > Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010
    > USA
    > mary@library.ucsb.edu
    > voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk
    > fax: 805/893-8799

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