Mary, duly noted. Sounds like you're out on AtoZ. We may still want to purchase if the "price is right". If any other campus is interested, please let me know ASAP. Also, please include your FTE. I talked with rep Patricia Gross again this morning. She again gave me a $2,000 quote for our school size, but it sounded like that was negotiable, especially if there are multiple campuses interested. If anyone has questions regarding this, please let me know. I will probably speak with her again in a couple days.
Mary, I will let you know what the price quote for HMW if I get one from the rep. I'm really hoping they've come down on that price.
Mike
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Michael L. Smith
Map Librarian
Social Sciences & Humanities Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0175R
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
email: mls003@ucsd.edu
phone: 858-534-1248
fax: 858-534-7548
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Mary Larsgaard
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:10 AM
To: calmap@ucdavis.edu
Subject: [CALMAP:593] Re: trial of new online-maps product; another online-maps product with which to compare AtoZmaps
thanks, Mike - I knew it was expensive,
just didn't know how much!
but ... I also don't see paying
$2K for something that isn't
all that much better than what
one can obtain on the Web for free.,
Smith, Michael wrote:
> Hi Mary,
>
> I would, too, only HMW is a lot more expensive. The quote I got in Dec. was nearly $12,000 per year. Maybe the price has come down and we could get a consortium price break, but I still think it would be out of our price range given the current budget situation (and next year). But I did have a very quick meeting with one of their reps about a month ago, and I will touch base with her as to the current cost.
>
> Mike
>
>
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> Michael L. Smith
> Map Librarian
> Social Sciences & Humanities Library
> University of California, San Diego
> 9500 Gilman Drive, 0175R
> La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
>
> email: mls003@ucsd.edu
> phone: 858-534-1248
> fax: 858-534-7548
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Mary Larsgaard
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:27 PM
> To: calmap@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: [CALMAP:591] trial of new online-maps product; another online-maps product with which to compare AtoZmaps
>
> I suggest before we make a yes/no decision
> on AtoZ, we each try out Historic Map Works
> Library Edition.
> http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/hmw.shtml
> http://trials.proquest.com/pqte/cust/requestTrial.do
>
> I note I neglected to mention in a previous
> email that Tracey's remarks about AtoZ.
> The Perry-Castenada Web site would be
> my first choice to send users to - not
> AtoZ. Although AtoZ certainly does
> have materials PC doesn't, for
> my users' primary area of interest - California -
> there are so many good for-free sites out there.
>
> Mary
>
>
>
>
--Mary Lynette Larsgaard Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara 552 University Road Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010 USA mary@library.ucsb.edu http://www.sdc.ucsb.edu Webpage: http://www.sdc.ucsb.edu/~mary/ voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk fax: 805/893-8799
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