Only UCLA had subscribed the last time we talked about Social Explorer at
our meeting last June.
Wendie
From: owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf
Of Yvonne Wilson
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:43 PM
To: Cynthia Jahns
Cc: Hughes, Tracey; UC/S Map Librarians
Subject: [CALMAP:619] Re: [UCMAPS] FW: Social Explorer UC subscription
I think there is overlap between GILS and UC/S Maps. How many campuses have
subscribed to Social Explorer? I presume Laura has explored the CDL website
for vendors and understands Tiered purchasing. She could create a price
list for Tier 1 purchasing to the subscribers and ask them to present it to
their consortial group.
On 5/7/2009 1:18 PM, Cynthia Jahns wrote:
How about the Government Information Librarians? All that data is a
government information resource, right? ;-)
~ Cynthia
On May 6, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Hughes, Tracey wrote:
If you all could help me out with a good suggestion for her, that would be
great! I don't want to and never was meant to be her point of contact but I
can't seem to shake her!! All I did was ask for a quote for our budget
purposes!!
I know we talked about this as a group, but Social Explorer obviously has
wider applicability than our UC/S map group.any suggestions would be great.
J
Sincerely,
Tracey Hughes
GIS Coordinator, Social Sciences & Humanities Library
University of California San Diego
Phone: (858) 534-1266
Email: t2hughes at ucsd.edu
From: Laura Gilliland [mailto:laura@socialexplorer.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:36 PM
To: Hughes, Tracey
Subject: Re: Social Explorer UC subscription
Dear Tracey,
Thank you so much for your insight. I agree, it's a little difficult to
know who to propose our services to for a system wide agreement. I can tell
you that we could very easily negotiate a price for the entire system that
would be somewhere around 30% off the individual subscriptions if all
campuses were to participate......which would be a wonderful bargain. Is
there an avenue via the UC Library Techology Advisory Group that would be
appropriate to contact? I can see from the LTAG website that Sam Dunlap
from UCSD is the president.
I don't feel that I can give up on UC as we have had several requests for
information from a number of the campuses, and UCLA is one of our biggest
users. We track usage at all of the campuses and there is interest. Given
the economy, I would think that at the very least, it would be beneficial
for the system to take advantage of the free premium trial for a month.
Best,
Laura Gilliland
Social Explorer Inc.
Phone: 510-499-3040
Fax: 718-228-3607
laura@socialexplorer.com
www.socialexplorer.com
Main Office:
Social Explorer Inc.
50 Merriam Ave.
Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone: 718-360-5008
Fax: 718-228-3607
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Hughes, Tracey <T2Hughes@ucsd.edu> wrote:
Hi Laura,
I think we're all well aware of the product in the UC Map librarian circle
as we've discussed the product as a potential purchase. However, as you
know, the UC system is a complex one with almost innumerable different
departments and individuals. As an overall strategy to access/expose Social
Explorer across the system, I don't have much to offer other than what you
are currently doing.
>From the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at UCSD, we certainly see
value in your product but we just don't know if we have the budgetary
capacity to purchase it at $2000 (or even slightly less with the consortial
pricing) annually.
We will certainly let you know when we've reached a decision about what we
can do.
Regards,
Tracey Hughes
-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Gilliland [mailto:laura@socialexplorer.com]
Sent: Tue 4/28/2009 5:59 PM
To: Hughes, Tracey
Cc: Ahmed Lacevic
Subject: Re: Social Explorer UC subscription
Hello Tracey,
Thank you for the continued interest in Social Explorer. The gentleman that
I have spoken to at UC Berkeley is:
Harrison G. DEKKER, MLIS +1 510 250-7901 hdekker@library.berkeley.edu
Harrison is having some of his colleagues review the website. He mentioned
that if the UC system were to subscribe, that he would be involved in the
set-up of the subscription. Perhaps you know him? It's interesting because
we have had interest from end-users from 5 or 6 of the UC campuses over the
last year. I think setting up the system with a free 30 day trial would be
most informative for the end-users and decision makers. It's a wonderful
resourse to take advantage of as a free trial, and would inform any
decisions about the value of subsriptions. I'll have to admit, I'm not sure
what the best path is to orient this product to the entire UC system. Do
you have any thoughts on that that you could share with me?
Best,
Laura Gilliland
Social Explorer Inc.
Phone: 510-499-3040
Fax: 718-228-3607
laura@socialexplorer.com
www.socialexplorer.com
Main Office:
Social Explorer Inc.
50 Merriam Ave.
Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone: 718-360-5008
Fax: 718-228-3607
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Hughes, Tracey <T2Hughes@ucsd.edu> wrote:
> Thank you Ahmed. We'll be in touch if we are able to purchase the
> resource. J
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Tracey Hughes
>
> GIS Coordinator, Social Sciences & Humanities Library
>
> University of California San Diego
>
> http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/gis/
>
>
>
> Phone: (858) 534-1266
>
> Email: t2hughes at ucsd.edu
>
>
>
> *From:* alacevic@gmail.com [mailto:alacevic@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of
*Ahmed
> Lacevic
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:38 AM
>
> *To:* Hughes, Tracey
> *Cc:* Laura Gilliland
> *Subject:* Re: Social Explorer UC subscription
>
>
>
>
> Dear Tracey,
>
> Attached is a formal quote. I realize that UCLA is currently a subscriber
> so we would give UCSD and UCLA a 10% discount if UCSD subscribes. We would
> treat this as a consortium because you are part of the same school system.
>
> regards,
>
> Ahmed
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 8:07 PM, Hughes, Tracey <T2Hughes@ucsd.edu>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Ahmed,
>
>
>
> A PDF or Word document that reflects the price and the price with the
> consortia discount at the different levels of participation would be
great.
> While a trial is nice, what I'm seeking right now is just the quote. J
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Tracey Hughes
>
> GIS Coordinator, Social Sciences & Humanities Library
>
> University of California San Diego
>
> http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/gis/
>
>
>
> Phone: (858) 534-1266
>
> Email: t2hughes at ucsd.edu
>
>
>
> *From:* alacevic@gmail.com [mailto:alacevic@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of
*Ahmed
> Lacevic
> *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2009 5:00 PM
> *To:* Hughes, Tracey
> *Cc:* Laura Gilliland
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: Social Explorer UC subscription
>
>
>
>
> Hello Tracey,
>
> The *regular* price for UCSD is $2,000 annually.
>
> How would you like me to provide you with a "formal" quote? Would you
like
> me to write a Word document with the quote in it?
>
> We also have consortia discounts and UCLA is already a member. Laura
> Gilliland, our local sales rep in CA, is actually working on getting a
trial
> set up for the whole system. I am not sure what the state of development
on
> that is, but she can fill you in on that.
>
> She is currently traveling to Alaska, but is available by email and
perhaps
> phone. *
>
> *Her contact info:
> Name: Laura Gilliland
> Email: laura@socialexplorer.com
> Phone: 510-499-3040
>
> regards,
>
> Ahmed
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Hughes, Tracey <T2Hughes@ucsd.edu>
> wrote:
>
> Hello Ahmed,
>
>
>
> I'm wondering if you can provide a more formal quote for Social Explorer.
> I'm not certain if we will be able to purchase it at that cost and because
> it's an annual subscription. However, to better consider the resource, we
> need a more formal quote. Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Tracey Hughes
>
> GIS Coordinator, Social Sciences & Humanities Library
>
> University of California San Diego
>
> http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/gis/
>
>
>
> Phone: (858) 534-1266
>
> Email: t2hughes at ucsd.edu
>
>
>
> *From:* alacevic@gmail.com [mailto:alacevic@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of
*Ahmed
> Lacevic
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:28 PM
> *To:* Hughes, Tracey
>
>
> *Cc:* Andrew A Beveridge; Joanne Lumaban
>
> *Subject:* Re: Social Explorer UC subscription
>
>
>
>
> Dear Tracey,
>
> Social Explorer costs $2,000 annually. We do have consortia discounts as
> follows:
> 2-4 members 10%
> 5 - 10 members 20%
> 10 - 15 members 30%
> > 15 members 40%
>
> Of course, we can bill you a few years in advance. That is not a problem.
>
>
> We will be at the ACRL conference (Association of College and Research
> Libraries) in Seattle! If someone from the UCSD is coming, they can visit
> us at booth #742. We will be giving demos and talking to librarians. We
> also have a new brochure. It is a tri-fold brochure so we have it as two
> files, front and back available here:
>
> Inside of the brochure:
> http://www.socialexplorer.com/SE_8.5x11_IN_v7.pdf
>
> outside:
> http://www.socialexplorer.com/SE_8.5x11_OUT_v7.pdf
>
> If you have any questions, you may contact me by email or call
> 718-360-5008.
>
>
> regards,
>
> Ahmed
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Hughes, Tracey <T2Hughes@ucsd.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Ahmed,
>
>
>
> How timely that you emailed me today! I have a few emails in my inbox
> about Social Explorer and the possibility of purchasing it as a resource
for
> our students. We are curious to know the price for Social Explorer as
well
> as an maintenance costs/annual fees. Is there a consortium price for the
> UCs (just curious about this - don't have any commitments or comments from
> other UCs at this time)? And if there is an annual fee/subscription cost,
> would it be possible to consider billing us in such a way that we would
pay
> for somewhere between 3 - 5 years of this cost as part of the initial
> price? We are in a budget situation where continuations are not moving
> through the system so this could be a workaround for us.
>
>
>
> Again, thank you for your timely email!
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Tracey Hughes
>
> GIS Coordinator, Social Sciences & Humanities Library
>
> University of California San Diego
>
> http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/gis/
>
>
>
> Phone: (858) 534-1266
>
> Email: t2hughes at ucsd.edu
>
>
>
> *From:* alacevic@gmail.com [mailto:alacevic@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of
*Ahmed
> Lacevic
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:55 PM
> *To:* Hughes, Tracey
> *Cc:* Tim Schwartz
> *Subject:* Fwd: Social Explorer UC subscription
>
>
>
>
> Dear Tracey,
>
> I was wondering what had happened to the trial of Social Explorer you did
> last year?
>
> I received an email today from a student who was wondering if access was
> available at UCSD.
>
> I know there was a budget crisis in CA, but I was wondering how the review
> went and if Social Explorer is maybe on the list of resources that were
> under consideration for future.
>
> regards,
>
> Ahmed Lacevic
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Tim Schwartz* <tcschwar@ucsd.edu>
> Date: Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:21 PM
> Subject: university of california subscription
> To: info@socialexplorer.com
>
>
> to whom it may concern:
>
> i am a graduate student in the visual arts department at ucsd. i was
> wondering if any of the university of california schools have
> subscriptions to your service. i'm poor and can't afford anyting
> personally, so was wondering if there is a campus i can go to for
> access.
>
> my past informational sculputres are available here ->
> http://www.timschwartz.org
>
> thanks,
> tim schwartz
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ahmed Lacevic
> Vice President
> Social Explorer Inc.
> 50 Merriam Ave
> Bronxville, NY 10708
> Phone: 718-360-5008
> Mobile: 718-208-3075
> Fax: 718-228-3607
> alacevic@socialexplorer.com
> www.socialexplorer.com
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ahmed Lacevic
> Vice President
> Social Explorer Inc.
> 50 Merriam Ave
> Bronxville, NY 10708
> Phone: 718-360-5008
> Mobile: 718-208-3075
> Fax: 718-228-3607
> alacevic@socialexplorer.com
> www.socialexplorer.com
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ahmed Lacevic
> Vice President
> Social Explorer Inc.
> 50 Merriam Ave
> Bronxville, NY 10708
> Phone: 718-360-5008
> Mobile: 718-208-3075
> Fax: 718-228-3607
> alacevic@socialexplorer.com
> www.socialexplorer.com
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ahmed Lacevic
> Vice President
> Social Explorer Inc.
> 50 Merriam Ave
> Bronxville, NY 10708
> Phone: 718-360-5008
> Mobile: 718-208-3075
> Fax: 718-228-3607
> alacevic@socialexplorer.com
> www.socialexplorer.com
>
>
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