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Skokie Public Library, in Skokie, IL has published a useful overview of SimplyMap on the Mike’s Space blog on SkokieNet. The article is filled with examples of research questions that can be easily analyzed, answered, and presented with SimplyMap, such as ranking ZIP codes in Chicago with the highest percentage of new car owners, foreign [...]

SimplyMap was highlighted in the Wake County, NC Public Library Business Blog today as a valuable tool for business planning. Wake County has access to SimplyMap through NC LIVE, a statewide collaborative supported by the North Carolina General Assembly through funding from its Communities of Interest.
For those seeking assistance in answering business questions with SimplyMap, [...]

Lynda Kellam, the Data Services & Government Information Librarian at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro has produced some new tutorial videos to help students learn how to create maps and reports using SimplyMap. The tutorials are web-based streaming videos and include sound.
- SimplyMap Quick Start Tutorial #1: An introduction to SimplyMap (1:56)

- SimplyMap Quick-Start [...]

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 [...]

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.

Duke University Library Hacks

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 [...]

Excerpt from University of Iowa Library blog:
In your marketing class, you may be developing a marketing plan for a pre-made meals restaurant specializing in vegetarian menus in Chicagoland. How do you learn where the highest percentage of people who purchase Boca Burgers live in Cook County?
Maybe you are working with an elder services agency [...]

The King County Library System in Washington State now subscribes to SimplyMap, and has published a brief review on their blog, Library Talk.

Cornell’s Albert R. Mann Library has subscribed to SimplyMap. They provide some tips and access to the SimplyMap Quick Reference Guide, variable list, and some information on the EASI data methodology on their Business Wiki site.
Business at Mann Library - SimplyMap

Doreen Harwood, Business Librarian from the University of Washington has developed a series of detailed tutorials on using SimplyMap. The tutorials, which are Flash-based and interactive, cover the following topics:
- Module 1: How to Register and Create a Personal Workspace
- Module 2: How to Select Geographic Locations
- Module 3: How to Build and Export Research [...]