The library faculty at Regent University in Virginia recently spotlighted SimplyMap in their Library Faculty Recommendations blog, highlighting its powerful ability to create professional quality thematic maps and reports. Associate Librarian Marta Lee used SimplyMap to enhance her research project, Wild West Libraries: A Study of Southwest Kansas Public Libraries and was impressed with the…
The Charleston Advisor, which publishes critical reviews of online resources for libraries, published a review of SimplyMap in April. We are very pleased to have received 4 1/4 stars out of a possible 5, with a perfect 5 star rating in the pricing and contract options categories and a nod to our excellent customer service!…
The Special Libraries Association will hold its Annual Conference in Washington, DC at the Washington Walter E. Washington Convention Center from June 14-17 2009. The conference will create an environment for networking, communication, learning and other developmental opportunities for information professionals. Geographic Research, Inc. will be exhibiting. Stop by and see us at booth #1149!…
ACRL’s 14th National Conference will be held at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in downtown Seattle, March 12-15, 2009. Every other year, ACRL offers its premier professional development event devoted exclusively to the needs of academic and research librarians. Visit us at booth #347 for a chance to win a new monitor and…
Geographic Research, Inc. is pleased to participate in the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium’s (SCELC) 12th Annual Vendor Day. SCELC members and librarians from other academic library consortia are invited to attend the event, which will be held at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, March 9, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. …
Men’s Health conducted their first survey of America’s recycling habits, and used SimplyMap in their research. Here’s how the editors explain their methodology: To determine how well cities reuse their refuse, we started by asking them whether recycling is mandatory. Next we looked at how easy the cities make it for residents to recycle: No…
Want to know the top 10 wealthiest ZIP codes in your state? How about the top 25 counties with the most elderly residents? Duke University students can now easily answer these questions and more with SimplyMap. Read more on Duke’s Library Hacks blog.
Men’s Health magazine took a look this month at where our wireless habits are most out of control. Their methodology includes the use of SimplyMap: First, we crunched data from SimplyMap on the percentage of households that own cellphones, as well as the percentage that own a lot of cellphones, i.e., four or more. We…
The 2009 Midwinter Meeting will be held in Denver, CO, from Jan 23–28, 2009. http://www.ala.org/midwinter The exhibits will be held Jan 23–26, 2009 at the Colorado Convention Center, located at 700 14th Street. The Exhibits Opening Ribbon-Cutting will be held Friday, January 23, at 5:15 pm preceeding the All-Conference Opening Reception on the Exhibit Floor.…
Michigan State University is offering their users a basic introduction to using SimplyMap. The 1.5 hour session will cover the basics of how to use SimplyMap to create maps and reports using demographic and business data. The training will be held on Friday, February 13, 2009 from 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM in the Business…
