I would up for a demo at our next meeting, although with the buzz around the product it may already be in place in some of our institutions by the time we meet again!
Tracey
Tracey Hughes
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Coordinator
Social Sciences & Humanities Library at UCSD
858.534.1266 t2hughes@ucsd.edu
GIS Website: http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/gis
>>> "Julia M. Gelfand" <jgelfand@uci.edu> 07/02/07 01:45PM >>>
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
>>
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