Michael, I think that Barry McLean uses a system like this for his rolled maps. It looked like a pretty good way to store them, but it took up a lot of room. Best, Julie **** Julie Sweetkind-Singer Assistant Director of Geospatial and Cartographic Services Head, Branner Earth Sciences Map Library & Map Collections 397 Panama Mall, 2nd floor Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 650-725-1102 ________________________________ From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Fry, Michael <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 11:36 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Hanging Map Storage Units Anybody use or seen Rackline's Hanging Map Storage Units (or anything like it)? See: http://www.rackline.com/product/hanging-map-storage-units/ [http://www.rackline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/VIL_4559.jpg]<http://www.rackline.com/product/hanging-map-storage-units/> Hanging Map Storage Units | Rackline<http://www.rackline.com/product/hanging-map-storage-units/> www.rackline.com Rackline Hanging Map Storage Units allow you to store fragile maps in a vertical and compact manner. Find out more What do people think of the concept? It appears to accommodate oversize maps, but it looks awkward and relatively inefficient in its use of space. And I'm not sure what you do with a map once you've pulled it off the rack unless you still have flat files nearby. Thoughts or experiences? Thanks! mf -- Michael Fry Collections Manager | Map Library Manager National Geographic Society Library 202.807.3139 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [Nat Geo Logo Yellow_Black.png]<http://www.nationalgeographic.org> 1145 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 [Email-Signature8.gif]<https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/em-sig>