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Subject:        RE: aluminum meter stick?
Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:11:43 -0500
From:   Seldin, Daniel T. <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



I Googled "Aluminum meter stick" and found that Amazon.com has "Johnson Level M391 English/Metric Aluminum Meterstick."  Also Johnson Level and Tool has a web site "johnsonlevel.com" that list aluminum meter sticks.  I use a retractable tape measure in my cataloging.


Daniel T. Seldin
Map Cataloger
Technical Service Dept.
Herman B Wells Library E350
Indiana University
1320 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-3907
812-855-2059
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Subject: aluminum meter stick?

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Subject:        aluminum meter stick?
Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:27:05 -0500
From:   Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
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Our cataloger's aluminum meter stick has come up missing, and I would like to get a new one.  But wow, I've been to every office supply, art supply & etc. website I can think of and can't find one.

Dick Blick has several yardsticks, but none are in metric.  All the metric ones I've found are too short for map cataloging.  One she's currently borrowing is by "Johnson Level" but my cataloger prefers her old one (vendor unknown) which was slightly thicker and sturdier.  I can't even find the Johnson Level meter stick online anywhere.

We prefer not the cork-backed rules, so as to slide over the maps more gently.

Any suggestions?

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