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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 07:59:29 -1000
From: Ross Togashi <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Trolleys <fwd>
Sender: Ross Togashi <[log in to unmask]>


Aloha Karen,

Paige Andrew wrote a very helpful article on the subject
that appeared in the Western Assoc. of Map Libraries
_Information Bulletin_, Nov. 1996, v.28, no.1:

   A Case for Moving Maps with Care: A Review of Map Trucks,
   by Paige G. Andrew.

Aloha,
Ross Togashi
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Hamilton Library - Map Collection   [log in to unmask]

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:42:54 +1200
> From: "Karen Craw, Hocken Library, University of Otago"
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> Subject: Trolleys
> Sender: "Karen Craw, Hocken Library, University of Otago"
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> Dear Map listers,
>
> I am writing to the list to ask for advice regarding methods for
> transporting maps from A to B. In my case A is the map stack and B is
> the reading room. Sometimes a lift/elevator is involved when the item
> needs to be photographed or exhibited, but not very often. I work in
> a closed stack research library in New Zealand so map retrieval is
> part of my job and the maps can only be used in the library. Some of
> the maps are large (up to 1m long) and some are rare and valuable.
>
> I was wondering if others in a similar situation might recommend a
> type of design they favour. Someone had suggested a surface that was
> on a slope (45') rather than a flat decked trolley. I will have to
> have the item made locally so the design is more important than the
> source, however I may be able to obtain a catalogue with illustration
> from an overseas manufacturer which would help. Even an illustrated
> website might do.
>
> Thanking you in advance for any suggestions anyone may have and for
> taking the time to answer. My e-mail address should appear below.
>
> Karen Craw
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> Karen Craw,                       e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Curator of Maps,
> Hocken Library, University of Otago,
> P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.
> ph. (03)479-8377   fax.(64)(3)479-5078
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