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Subject: RE:      Weight of maps?]
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 09:52:13 -0400
From: Joan Goodbody <[log in to unmask]>


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Please post this one on the list, I would like to know too. Great
question Kathleen.  JG

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Subject: Weight of maps?
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 08:59:38 -0400
From: Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>

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I'm curious to know if anyone has a rule of thumb for the weight of
maps.  If someone had a stack of 100, 200, or 500 medium sized sheet
maps, how much could I expect them to weigh?  Someone doing an offers
mailing recently might know the answer to this.

Having an estimate of this would be helpful for computing rough postage
estimates and for having employees take appropriate safety precautions
before lifting.  Yes, I could pull out some sets, take them to the mail
room, and weigh them on their little bitty scale, but if someone has
that information rattling around in their noggin it would save me the
trouble.

Kathleen Weessies
Maps/GIS Librarian
Michigan State University
100 Library W308
East Lansing, MI  48824
(517)432-6123 x250