Kathy,
We have 60" between cases facing each other. We find it provides for a fully open drawer with room for the patron plus the ability to easily remove and re-shelve maps from the drawer without being restricted by the case behind you.


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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathy Stroud
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 10:26 PM
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Subject: Best Practices - Aisle Width between map cases


All,



It seems I've seen this somewhere but I can't locate it.  Is there a best practice distance for placing map cases facing each other (what's the aisle width between map cases with drawers opening facing each other?)  We're going through re-envisioning our map space and I'll hoping for numbers to add weight to my estimates.  I already know that a 40" aisle is not going to be adequate for a 40" deep map case.  It would be impossible to get drawers in and out when needed and be difficult to work around fully opened drawers.  My gut feeling tells me that 48" is the minimum and 56" would be ideal.  This is an area that is open access to patrons so it's not just the librarians that need to be able to maneuver in the space.



Anyone have any authoritative sources?



Thanks in advanced,



Kathy