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Subject: RE: MAPS-L: storing maps in boxes
Date: Tues, 25 Oct 2005
From: McEathron, Scott R <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Michael,
I think the project is brilliant. However, it has already been done.
Donna Koepp did a similar project when she was here at the University of
Kansas Libraries. So, I guess she would be well qualified to judge your
sanity.
My opinion, from seeing and working with the storage of about 50,000
encapsulated maps from the serial set, is that boxes would not be a good
solution. The map library here utilizes 24 5-drawer large Hamilton map
cases and 4 5-drawer super large Hamilton map cases to store serial set
maps. The drawers are extremely heavy because of all the archival
polyester film. In other words, boxes would not be easy to
handle....and you will need a lot of them. However, it would be a good
way to build upper body strength.
Better to get some good map cases.
Scott R. McEathron
Map Librarian
T. R. Smith Map Collections
Anschutz Library -- University of Kansas
1301 Hoch Auditoria Drive
Lawrence, KS 66045-7537
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Subject: storing maps in boxes
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005
From: Michael Fry <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: University of Maryland Libraries
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
The University of Maryland is engaged in a long-term project to have
~30,000 US Congressional Serial
Set maps flattened, de-acidified and encapsulated in mylar. We don't
currently have map cases to
properly accommodate all those items (and I'm not sure if/when we will),
so we've considered using
archival boxes to store the smaller items (~19,000 are 11" x 14" or
smaller). Ostensibly, boxes
are flexible, inexpensive and easy to handle. Still, I imagine there are
also downsides. Does
anybody have experience with storing maps like this? Any advice? Am I
brilliant or nuts (or neither)
for thinking this might be a good solution?!? ;)
Thanks very much.
mf
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Michael Fry
Government Documents & Maps Librarian
University of Maryland Libraries
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