Seven replys are combined into this one message. Moderator XXXXX Message 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Somebody once mentioned plumbers piping, plastic, which you can get in, say 12" diameter, so that you maps will be rolled, and protected, but loosely rolled, so you can indeed, "unroll" them for actualy use!! I have seen some nice wooden umbrella stands, sort of like wineracks, but vertical, if decor is important. Rolled maps could be slipped into the vertical slots. End of the day, no more ideas from this quarter. Alice Alice C. Hudson Chief, Map Division The Humanities and Social Sciences Library The New York Public Library 5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117 New York, NY 10018-2788 [log in to unmask]; 212-930-0589; fax 212-930-0027 http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. - Nelson Henderson XXXXX Message 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Hi, We had a number of rolled wall maps that were too long to stand on end. We bought a bunch of wall mounted gunrack hooks and hung them on the wall. We can get about two rolled maps per pair of hooks. Not an ideal solution for access, but it works pretty well for storage. I'm not sure where we got our rolled map boxes. I think the wooden ones may have been custom made. They're pretty old. Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian Government Information and Maps Peter J. Shields Library 100 NW Quad Davis, California 95616-5292 (530) 752-5248 XXXXX Message 3 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Dear Kathleen I would strongly advise that the wall maps are rolled and kept flat, not standing up on their ends. We have over 400 of them in our collection and we either roll them around themselves and then wrap in Tyvek which is tied on with cotton tape. The maps are then stored at their LC no. on top of our horizontal map cabinets. Some are also stored in triangular shaped acid-free boxes which we are no longer able to acquire. Some of the maps which require support have also been wrapped around clear polyester tubes or plastic plumbing pipes, then treated as described earlier. I did an article on our storage systems many years ago for the WAML journal - I think about 1992? If necessary I can hunt it out and get the correct reference. Yours sincerely Maura O'Connor Map Curator National Library of Australia Canberra ACT 2600 Phone : 61 2 6262 1280 Fax: 61 2 6161 1653 Email : [log in to unmask] XXXXX Message 4 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Kathleen- David Cobb left gun rack type wall map stands. They took too much room. I changed over to a pipe frame with steel rods across the top. I screwed cup hook into the end of the wooden rods of the maps and hung them. Daniel T. Seldin Map Cataloger Technical Services Dept. Indiana University Libraries Main Library E350 1320 East Tenth St. Bloomington, IN 47405-3907 812-855-2059 [log in to unmask] XXXXX Message 5 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Kathleen, This one has been answered before. But I will add the citation to the Map Librarian's toolbox. Linda Zellmer Title: Wall map storage methods: a photo essay Other Titles: photos from Louisiana State University, Texas State Library, and Illinois State Library Personal Author: Togashi, Ross R. Journal Name: Information Bulletin (Western Association of Map Libraries) Source: Information Bulletin (Western Association of Map Libraries) v. 29 no. 2 (March 1998) p. 67-84 Publication Year: 1998 XXXXXXXXXXX Message 6 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Aloha Kathleen, If you check out the WAML Information Bulletin, v.29, no.2, March 1998, there is a photo-essay showing how Lousiana State Univ., Texas State Archives, Illionois State Library, and Univ. of Hawaii Library handles wall map storage. If anyone has other clever ideas on how they deal with wall maps, please share. Aloha, Ross Togashi, Photo-essay Editor WAML Infomation Bulletin, XXXXX Message 7 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Kathleen, I love NEDCC and here is a link to one of their pages that describes the rolling within 2 sheets of mylar option. There is a good info within their site. http://user823621.sf1000.registeredsite.com/plam3/tleaf49.htm I have researched rolled map storage options for our collection and they are hard to find. I have a specific retailer in mind for metal cases on wheels that I'll get to you but I need to track it down. more later Colin Kelly Aerial Photography Collection Coordinator Knight Library - Document Center University of Oregon phone:(541)346-4565 fax:(541)346-1958 XXXXX END XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX