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Subject:        Re: Cantab. library after Christchurch earthquake
Date:   Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:18:40 -0700
From:   Virginia R Hetrick PhD <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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In response to the suggestion for liftable railings, you might want to
take a look at the kind of railings I've seen at several libraries
here in the LA area.  They are basically metal bars about 4-5 mm
diameter and "chrome" plated.   They are bent in a squared U-shape.
The ends of the of the bars have little "ears" of about 7-8 mm long
each that are flattened and attached by screws to the back of the
shelving.  For wooden shelves the ears are not flattened and fit into
holes towards the inside top of each shelf space.  Both kinds  are
easy to lift and then pull a book out but they hold the books in the
shelves when life gets shakey.

I took two pictures this morning at the City of Hope's Medical Library
and they're on my website at:
http://www.4114us.net/CoH/medlibquakebars.htm

Those metal shelves are what students call gorilla shelving because
they basically stand up to student gorillas.  ;~)

HTH.

v
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Virginia R. Hetrick, here in sunny California
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"There is always hope."
My fave:  http://www.washington.edu/cambots/camera1_l.gif
There's no place like:  34N 8' 25.40", 117W 58'5.36"
if you can't be at:  48N 6' 59.9" 122W 59' 54.2"
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