-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: aluminum meter stick? Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:35:41 -1000 From: Ross Togashi <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Anyone try one of these "stick on tape measure" to the edge of their worktable? Like one of these: http://www.calibex.com/stick-on-tape-measure/zzcalibex2zB1z0--search-html http://www.createforless.com/products/productDetail.asp?ProductID=8602 http://www.venacavadesign.co.uk/Products/Stick_on_Tape_Measure.html Ross "Fishermen tell no lies".... **************************************************** Ross Togashi, Map Technician University of Hawai`i at Manoa Hamilton Library - Map Collection 2550 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, HI 96822 ph. (808) 956-6199 email: [log in to unmask] http://library.manoa.hawaii.edu/departments/maps/index.html **************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, December 17, 2007 5:36 am Subject: aluminum meter stick? To: [log in to unmask] > -------- 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 <MAPS- > [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] >