Thank you very much, Hallie. Just what I need. Larry -- Laurence S. Creider Head, Archives and Special Collections Dept. University Library New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM 88003 Work: 575-646-4756 Fax: 575-646-7477 [log in to unmask] On Thu, May 21, 2015 12:13 pm, Hallie Pritchett wrote: > Check out the Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) Map Librarian's > Toolbox - it has information about the weight of map cases: > > http://www.waml.org/maptools.html > > Hallie Pritchett > Head, Map and Government Information Library > Map and Federal Regional Depository Librarian > University of Georgia Libraries > Athens, GA 30602 > [log in to unmask] > 706-542-0664 > Map and Government Information Library - > http://www.libs.uga.edu/magil/ > > ________________________________________ > From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of > Laurence S. Creider <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:58 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Weight of Map Cases > > Ah, the joys of facilities planning for an older building! As we are > planning to rearrange our University Archives area, we need to know about > the weights of the archival materials and their containers. So once > again, I am asking for help. > > We have a number of map containers, filled to various amounts. Is there > an average weight for a 5-drawer unit map case, perhaps even a weight per > square foot? I can find out the weight of empty cases, but filled is a > bit harder. > > Thank you in advance for any help you can give. > > Larry > -- > Laurence S. Creider > Head, Archives and Special Collections Dept. > University Library > New Mexico State University > Las Cruces, NM 88003 > Work: 575-646-4756 > Fax: 575-646-7477 > [log in to unmask] >