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Subject: RE: Tool for lifting maps during refiling?
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:36:58 -0700
From: Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
Long, long ago, when David Deckelbaum and I both worked in the UCLA map
collection (1987–89), we had just such a tool: a "shelving stick" about
5 cm., about 1 cm thick and longer than a ruler, deep enough to reach
the back of the case and still stick out of the drawer; and the end of
the "blade" tapered--if you can visualize that. It had a good handle
shape, thicker than the blade and sort of like a sword's handle. The
"map sword," as I called it, helped to lift the pile for easy removal or
refilling of the maps. I don't know who created it; maybe David does.
But after arriving at the University of Utah, I described this to our
all-purpose handyman, Jay Mumma, and he created a good likeness of it.
Only drawback: it still has its limitations as to the size of the
map-pile we're dealing with, so for overstuffed drawers you still are
better off taking part of the maps out before removing or reshelving.
--Ken Rockwell
Marriott Library, U of U
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From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 7:39 AM
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Subject: Tool for lifting maps during refiling?
All,
Our campus ergonomics experts just visited our map collection to provide
us with tips about how to prevent injuries. They are thinking about
making some type of tool to help lift the top layer of maps to assist in
pulling and refiling maps from flat map cases. I seem to recall a
discussion somewhere of whether such a device already exists, but can't
remember the details.
Anyway, does anyone have an example of such a tool which does or does
not work well?
Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
Environmental Science and Policy, Soil, and Forestry Subject Specialist
Biological/Agricultural Sciences and Map Services, Shields Library
100 NW Quad Ave.
Davis, CA 95616-5292
530-752-5248
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