April 2008 Archives

New Trial: SimplyMap Historical Package

By David Murray on April 4, 2008 10:29 AM | | Comments (0)
If you've never checked out SimplyMap, by all means take a look. SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application with a user-friendly interface that permits users to quickly and easily create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing variables. Maps can be exported as high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software; data can be selected, sorted, and compared across multiple locations to build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet. Demographic Variables: population, age, race, income, ancestry, marital status, housing, employment, transportation, families, and more. 2000 census data is available along with current year estimates and 5 year projections. Data is available by census block-groups, census tracts, ZIP codes, cities, counties, states, and the entire United States. 

The Historical Package Trial incorporates the following: 1980 Census in year 2000 Geography, 1990 Census in year 2000 Geography, Additional year 2000 Census Variables, Additional Current Year Census Estimates, Additional 5 Year Estimates Census Estimates. Give it a try if your project deals with the period from 1980 forward. The Historical Package trial ends 4/30/08. Access to the 2000 census data will continue to be available after that date.

New Trial: Crossroads for Newsbank Databases

By David Murray on April 3, 2008 11:15 AM | | Comments (0)

With Crossroads, Temple users of certain Newsbank history databases such as early American Imprints and Early American Newspapers can now create private or shared collections of primary documents, permanently bookmark documents, and easily tag, annotate and comment on a vast range of materials.


Students might use the service to organize their research, write a note at just the right spot within a primary document, and collaborate with their classmates. Instructors might use the service to create reading lists for students, highlight an important passage within a document, lead online discussions around specific documents, and create and organize custom collections of documents for their own research.


Crossroads is currently available on a trial basis to the entire Temple University community. Links to the service appear directly within Early American Imprints, Series I and II. Please contact me with questions or for a demo.
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