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Subject:        Re: aluminum meter stick?
Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:12:20 -0500
From:   David J. Bertuca <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Metal meter sticks in this country are harder to come by but I would expect
the office supply stores could find one in their catalogs.

I prefer to use a measuring tape. Mine is accurate and does not stretch. It
has a plastic coating on the material and lays fairly flat as I work. It is
much quicker to use than straight edges especially with large maps.

David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian
225 Capen Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-1672

716-645-2947 x229
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--On Monday, December 17, 2007 9:36 AM -0600 Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        aluminum meter stick?
> Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:27:05 -0500
> From:   Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
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> Our cataloger's aluminum meter stick has come up missing, and I would
> like to get a new one.  But wow, I've been to every office supply, art
> supply & etc. website I can think of and can't find one.
>
> Dick Blick has several yardsticks, but none are in metric.  All the
> metric ones I've found are too short for map cataloging.  One she's
> currently borrowing is by "Johnson Level" but my cataloger prefers her
> old one (vendor unknown) which was slightly thicker and sturdier.  I
> can't even find the Johnson Level meter stick online anywhere.
>
> We prefer not the cork-backed rules, so as to slide over the maps more
> gently.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Kathleen Weessies
> Geosciences/Planning Librarian
> Michigan State University
> 100 Library W308
> East Lansing, MI 48824
> (517)432-6123 x250
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