Maps101 |
Note from the Washington State Library: In order to participate in the Winter 2002 Washington State Databases Trial, each vendor was asked to address questions the Statewide Database Licensing Committee felt were most critical in order for library staff to evaluate products and vendors. Please contact the vendor's representative, listed below, for additional information on this product.
1. Describe the database product(s). If you want us to link to more than one product, provide a unique description for each product. Be sure we know what information belongs with each product. If there are special hardware or software needs, please make sure you include them in this description. When you provide a description of your product, please go beyond the typical advertising brochure text. We are hoping for a thoughtful, descriptive paragraph that will enable someone unfamiliar with your product to understand the nature and coverage of your product. The more concise the description, the better.
The data base is http://www.maps101.com which can be accessed by any Internet connection and browser. This site offers all political, physical, statistics, flags on every state and country in the World. There are all the outline maps of every state and county, along with Teacher Resources (Over 300 Lesson Plans) This site features News maps, History Maps, Thematically Maps, Quiz center, Earth Science Maps, Interactive Maps, Satellite Maps and many other details. All maps are downloaded in digital format through PDF files. This program gives the teachers the atlas resource on line to teach their classes as well as the students learning material. The lesson plans will be the key to the whole information site. By using the web site and User ID/Passwords it gives the school unlimited access to the web site from any computer anytime in your school building. There are no limits to viewing the site with ID & Password.
You may also visit http://www.maps101.com/DOCS/user/ to view the user's guide.
2. Is remote access included for the subscription price? If there are additional charges or requirements in order to offer remote access, please describe. What methods of remote access are supported? If applicable, please discuss any methods or assistance you offer regarding remote access patron verification and authentication.
There is no extra charge for remote access, included in signup.
3. What customer training is provided, and at what cost? Please include "freebies" such as Web-based tutorials, end-user documentation tents, cheat-sheets, etc.
We give full support for the schools in assistance to explaining the program and inservice workshops. There are no limits on remote verification.
All site locations will receive a free 60 minute workshop to demo the site, give instructions and how to access and get full use. Also continued web support for life of the subscription.
4. What customer and technical support is provided, including hours of operation? In your reply, please include contact names (if applicable) or name of department, the phone numbers and e-mail addresses for your support services. If you have toll-free access to these support centers, please make sure they are available here.
Full customer support We give full vendor support as an inservice to demo site and show how to use it. Instructions are also located on the site. Any customer & technical support can be given from http://www.maps.com; Erik Davis 800-929-4627x 125. Cram company access, Phil McDaniel 800-227-4199x15, e-mail: [email protected] Contact names for Washington State is Kirk Fullmer @ 425-488-8533 or 888-310-7898. E-mail: [email protected]
5. Please describe the statistics you provide, and discuss whether your statistical reporting complies in part or in whole with the guidelines developed by the International Coalition of Library Consortia found at http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia/webstats.html
To my best of knowledge, maps101 complies with all details on this site. The site is for use of the school by a User ID & Password, limits only to use by school personal, students & parents associated with this school location. No limits on amounts of access.
6. Describe your pricing structure or formula for the product. If there are additional costs for retrieving full text, describe the pricing for this service. (Note: This question means - we want to know what your list prices are and how you calculate your prices: Based on FTEs? On buildings? On a combination, or on something else?)
If you cannot provide a standard
price list that would enable each library to understand their cost to
subscribe, then for each product you must tell us the list price that
you would charge these hypothetical libraries.
a. Library A: A high school library with 750 students in grades 9-12
b. Library B: A public library that serves a population of 100,000 and
has two branches
c. Library C: A public library that serves a population of 20,000 and
has only one building, no branches
d. Library D: A community college library serving 5,000 full-time equivalent
students
e. Library E: A four-year academic library serving 5,000 full-time equivalent
students
f. Library F: A hospital library serving a hospital that employees 1,000
staff plus has 200 doctors attached to the hospital
Pricing is set by school location, one site license agreement to a school at $379 for the www.maps101.com and $549 for the full program of http://www.maps101.com/plus. This is a one year access rate for one building, no limits on number of people using from this building. We have further discounts for the districts and quantities of buildings with lower rates. Pricing is set up as a site license price, with no limits on amount of people using the site. So all examples of A-F would apply with this pricing structure.
Discounts for the site license access starts after having 6 locations set up. Group buying is set up right now by districts, but in this case, a group-buying program can be arranged also based on number of locations. Minimum discount goes to $360 & $521 per location after 6 locations, the price goes down per building as the number locations increase. Existing locations will be credited accordingly on pro-rated bases.
7. If a library subscribes to any of your products as a result of this trial, will their future subscription rates continue to reflect any savings or discount they may receive today?
Yes
8. What is the minimum participation level (however you care to define it) that would be needed to allow participating libraries to receive a discount? What is the minimum discount for a group buy? How will you treat existing library customers with regard to a group buy?
More than 2 school locations. Would prorate any costs involved
9. Please provide the name and contact information (toll-free telephone number, e-mail address, hours, etc.) for libraries to make further inquires. (Sales representatives for our area preferred.)
Please contact Kirk Fullmer, 425-488-8533 or 888-310-7898, e-mail; [email protected] for further inquires, questions, pricing breakdowns for group buying. Any customer & technical support can be given from maps.com; Erik Davis 800-929-4627x 125. Cram company access, Phil McDaniel 800-227-4199x15, e-mail: [email protected] Contact names for Washington State is Kirk Fullmer @ 425-488-8533 or 888-310-7898. E-mail; [email protected]