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Subject: For or against dust covers?
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:14:12 -0400
From: Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>

My student workers are annoyed by the black metal and vinyl dust covers
inside the drawers.  Some have been removed and not replaced as they
have warped or broken.  I am planning an experiment in which we will
remove all the dust covers from 25% of the collection, and see how it
goes over the fall semester.

Does anyone have an arguement for or against dust covers?

I used to have trouble with the Michigan topo maps curling up in the
front and catching on the top of the drawer as it is opened.  But I
don't have that problem anymore since those particular maps were put in
acid-free posterboard-weight folders.

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