[CALMAP:230] Re: SimplyMap Demonstration - University of California, Santa Barbara on July 6

From: Julia M. Gelfand (jgelfand@uci.edu)
Date: Mon Jul 02 2007 - 13:45:46 PDT

  • Next message: Kasianovitz, Kristine: "[CALMAP:231] Position Announcement: UCLA Initiates Recruitment for Map Librarian"

    I liked this product when I saw it at ALA. julia

    On 6/20/2007 9:38 AM, Kathy Stroud wrote:
    > 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
    >>



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Mon Jul 02 2007 - 13:45:53 PDT