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Subject:        Re: [Fwd: Creating Your Ideal Processing Table]
Date:   Thu, 03 Jun 2004 13:39:10 -0400
From:   Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>




Hi Carlos! Hope things are really nice in the PNW, a friend's daughter
is graduating from Evergreen next week!

As to "ideal" maps processing furniture, I can share some things that I
had at UGA and what I currently have at PSU. At UGA a few years ago I
had a nice corner space in the subbasement with a "table" that consisted
of two very old metal desks pushed back-to-back to form an approximately
6'D x 5'W surface, more than adequate for 95% of all different sizes of
maps to lay them out flat for working with, or for a map in multiple
sheets to lay the sheets side-by-side (once you get beyond 4 sheets
though that became next to impossible if the sheets were of decent
size), or to work on various pieces of a map set/series. Here at PSU
when we moved into renovated library space we all got modular furniture,
and everybody got the same standard-sized surface tops, shelves, etc.
Well, the 30-inch deep worktable surface was not close to being big
enough for those of us working with maps, and so we insisted on
something bigger. We got 36-inch deep worktable surfaces instead, still
not nearly adequate enough but workable (the worktable surfaces are all
71 inches wide with a curved end on one end, I'm fortunate that I have
an office and could leave that piece unattached to the desk portion and
thus can use the full width as well as depth, my Team mates are in
cubicles and effectively only have about 48 inches of width to work on).
Comparing 36 inches deep with 96 inches--well--there IS no comparison, I
had it better at UGA in that aspect.

At UGA and by demand when I got to PSU, I also had/have a set of tiered
shelves so that I could separate out what stage a group of maps was in
going through the cataloging process and/or to use as temporary storage
(usually no more than 2 shelves) while some decision was being waited
upon for completing a title/set/project. Outside dimensions of the frame
are: 6'4"H x 4'W x 2.5' (30 inches)D and the shelves are 46 in.W x 30
in.D. There are 13 shelves total, and I have them set a little over 5
inches apart, which works well in 99% of all cases. I believe the maps
cataloger at UGA still has the set of shelves I had (and is using them),
perhaps the dimensions on his are a bit different, but not much.

Anyway, to answer your specific questions below, I would have a
processing table/surface of a minimum size of 4 feet x 6 feet, and if
there isn't any drawers in an accompanying desk of some kind try to
include that, plus the additional range of shelving such as I have
allows one to maintain "separateness" of items within the components of
the workflow AND most maps can be layed flat as they are being
processed--which is ideal.

Paige

At 03:07 PM 6/2/2004 -0400, you wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Creating Your Ideal Processing Table
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:27:24 -0700
> From: Diaz, Carlos <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
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>
> Because the college library where I work is going to go through a library
> remodel soon.  I am looking for a way to improve our workflow and see what
> kind of furniture we can have to help with the processing.
>
> If you had your druthers, how would you create your ideal maps processing
> table?
>
>        --How big would it be?
>        --What kind of shelving, drawers, etc. would you include?
>        --What features would you include into the workspace that would
> make
> it appropriate for maps processing.
>
> Any ideas would be very helpful.
>
>
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> Carlos A. Diaz
> Government Documents Specialist
> Government Documents/Maps
> Daniel J. Evans Library
> The Evergreen State College
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> Olympia, WA 98505
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