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Subject: RE: Map Case Drawer Configuration
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:07:59 -0400
From: Grabach, Kenneth A. Mr. <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
An additional note I would add to Michael Fry's excellent advice, is
that the quality of the steel of the case drawers is a factor, as well.
Older cases, from companies such as Stacor, are a sturdy gauge of
steel that can take quite a large amount weight. Newer cases from
various brands (I think all made by the same maker) are of lighter
steel, and with (my term) cheesier bearings, will not take as much weight.
The bearings make all the difference in how well the drawers work, and
in how many maps you can fit into a drawer.
Then there is the issue below, of how much use the maps in any given
drawer are to get, and ease of retrieval for that desirable map at the
bottom of the drawer.
I guess the answer to the question: How many maps will fit in a drawer?
is, It depends!
Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
Maps Librarian Phone: 513-529-1726
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA
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From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Subject: Re: Map Case Drawer Configuration
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Subject: Re: Map Case Drawer Configuration
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:27:55 -0400
From: Michael Fry <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Carlos,
There's stuff in the literature (e.g., Mary Larsgaard's book, org
journals/newsletters), and several conversations in the Maps-l archives.
Which is another way of saying that I compiled this info a few years
ago, did a big shift, and now don't remember any of it. ;)
But, it really depends. Are the maps uniform in size (e.g., 7.5-minutes
maps), or variable? Are they mounted or encapsulated? Divided into
folders? Weight is a big concern for map case/drawer integrity (not to
mention building integrity)--overfilled drawers can warp/bend over time
and be difficult to pull in/out. Likewise, overfilled drawers make
access and shelving very cumbersome, which likely means more damage to
the maps as users and staff get frustrated, try to take shortcuts, tear
things, shove 'em in and walk away, etc. Heavily used collections will
need to be really easy to access; less-used collections can maybe afford
to be less friendly, but not much less unless they're accessed only by
trained, conscientious, and physically strong staff.
But check the literature. Guidelines, if not rules or formulas, are out
there.
mf
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Michael Fry
Senior Map Librarian
National Geographic Society
1145 17th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.857.7098
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On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical
Society Library, UW Milwaukee <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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Subject: Map Case Drawer Configuration
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:13:09 -0700
From: Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]>
To: MAPS-L <[log in to unmask]
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I am hoping the good folks at MAPS-L can help me out.
We are in the planning stages on how to reconfigure our Maps Library.
Some of our map case drawers are overflowing and what we need to
figure
out is the optimum number of maps per drawer. Has anyone come up
with a
formula?
Any help you can give me would be most appreciated.
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Carlos A. Diaz
James E. Brooks Library
Central Washington University
Mailstop 7548
Ellensburg, WA 98926
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