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Subject: RE: Map Cabinets - How High?
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:59:23 -0400
From: Grabach, Kenneth A. Mr. <[log in to unmask]>
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Regarding staff and users access to top drawers in high stacks:
Highsmith sells a very nice ladder on spring mounted casters. It is light in weight, moves easily on both hard floors and on carpeting. It is stable when one stands on it. It has four steps, with a hand rail on each side. There is also a horizontal rail at the back of the platform that is easy to lean against when additional leverage is needed.
I bought it when I still had to use plan files with vertically mounted folders. Since adding flat files with drawers it is useful even for 15-drawer stacks. And it is indispensable for 20-drawer stacks.
Ken
Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
Maps Librarian Phone: 513-529-1726
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA
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Subject: Re: Map Cabinets - How High?
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Subject: Re: Map Cabinets - How High?
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:32:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kathleen Stroud <[log in to unmask]>
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A consideration other than architectural strength of the floors and cases are patron & librarian access. This is more important if you have open stacks. Library staff can be trained on how to access map cases safely. Pushing/pulling drawers open or shut higher than shoulder level is ergonomically bad. A stable stair or stool designed for being climbed on should be used to access higher map stacks. Also, in some parts of the country you need to consider stability during an earthquake. This of course is applicable for stacking 2 or 3 high as well, but becomes more important the higher you stack.
Just some more things to think about...
Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
Biological/Agricultural Sciences, Shields Library
100 NW Quad Ave.
Davis, CA 95616-5292
530-752-5248
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> Subject: Map Cabinets - How High?
> Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:44:40 -0500
> From: Christopher Mixon <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi Maps-L'ers,
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> We have been looking at the idea of stacking map cabinets four high
> (five drawers each) to free up floor space. We've seen it done in at
> least two places but are not sure about this practice. At least one
> vendor doesn't recommend it, and lately the more affordable cases
> (term
> used lightly), don't seem quite as solid as our older cases. A warped
> case is pretty much useless and a very expensive loss.
>
> Does anyone have experience stacking higher than 3 sets? If so, what
> brands are these?
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> Any comments/recommendations either way are much appreciated.
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> Chris Mixon
> Media & Digital Resource Lab
> Map Collection
> Auburn University Libraries
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