-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: aluminum meter stick? Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:12:20 -0500 From: David J. Bertuca <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Metal meter sticks in this country are harder to come by but I would expect the office supply stores could find one in their catalogs. I prefer to use a measuring tape. Mine is accurate and does not stretch. It has a plastic coating on the material and lays fairly flat as I work. It is much quicker to use than straight edges especially with large maps. David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian 225 Capen Hall University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260-1672 716-645-2947 x229 [log in to unmask] --On Monday, December 17, 2007 9:36 AM -0600 Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: aluminum meter stick? > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:27:05 -0500 > From: Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]> > To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum > <[log in to unmask]> > > > 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 > [log in to unmask] > >