Thank you very much, Hallie.  Just what I need.

Larry
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Laurence S. Creider
Head, Archives and Special Collections Dept.
University Library
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM  88003
Work: 575-646-4756
Fax: 575-646-7477
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On Thu, May 21, 2015 12:13 pm, Hallie Pritchett wrote:
> Check out the Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) Map Librarian's
> Toolbox - it has information about the weight of map cases:
>
> http://www.waml.org/maptools.html
>
> Hallie Pritchett
> Head, Map and Government Information Library
> Map and Federal Regional Depository Librarian
> University of Georgia Libraries
> Athens, GA 30602
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> 706-542-0664
> Map and Government Information Library -
> http://www.libs.uga.edu/magil/
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of
> Laurence S. Creider <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Weight of Map Cases
>
> Ah, the joys of facilities planning for an older building!  As we are
> planning to rearrange our University Archives area, we need to know about
> the weights of the archival materials and their containers.  So once
> again, I am asking for help.
>
> We have a number of map containers, filled to various amounts.  Is there
> an average weight for a 5-drawer unit map case, perhaps even a weight per
> square foot?  I can find out the weight of empty cases, but filled is a
> bit harder.
>
> Thank you in advance  for any help you can give.
>
> Larry
> --
> Laurence S. Creider
> Head, Archives and Special Collections Dept.
> University Library
> New Mexico State University
> Las Cruces, NM  88003
> Work: 575-646-4756
> Fax: 575-646-7477
> [log in to unmask]
>