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Subject:        RE: Re: Storage tubes for maps stored in ASRS?
Date:   Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:13:38 -0700
From:   Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>


Our storage system is like the one you saw at UBC--robotic retrieval.
There are two companies that produce these systems at present.  So any
info on the tubes that we can use for such storage will be appreciated.

--Ken Rockwell

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Subject:        Re: Storage tubes for maps stored in ASRS?
Date:   Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:11:47 -0500
From:   Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi Ken!

We recently purchased some "expandable" map tubes (2 I think) for safely
moving longer/wider maps between the Cataloging and Metadata Dept. and
map collections here at Penn State. I'll see what information I can get
for you on where we bought them and cost and such.

What kind of Automated Storage Retrieval System are you talking about?
Is this similar to the movable shelves on rails that you can open and
close? Compact shelves! Something else? I was very fortunate to get a
personal tour and witness a super-fantastic automated retrieval system
at the Univ. of British Columbia for their Archives in January of 2007.
It is I believe 5 stories tall, and /truly/ is automated! One stands at
a computer terminal and keys in the appropriate box number/location
information and a mechanical system goes and retrieves one or more boxes
for you! I also know that the Univ. of Florida was one of the first, if
not the first, academic map collection to have compact shelf system that
used map cases instead of some form of standing book shelf.

Paige

At 12:00 PM 2/22/2008, you wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Storage tubes for maps stored in ASRS?
> Date:   Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:54:58 -0700
> From:   Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> Hello, all:
>
> We hope to store some of our maps in our new Automated Storage
> Retrieval System, and need to obtain tubes for this purpose.  Does
> anyone have details on what is available: companies, prices, physical
> nature of the tubes, etc?  Anyone currently storing maps in an ASRS?
Thanks...
>
> --Ken Rockwell
>  Univ. of Utah