3 messages........------------------Johnnie ---------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:11:17 -0500 (EST) >From: [log in to unmask] (Paige Andrew) >Subject: Re: compact shelving Beth, Contact Dr. HelenJane Armstrong at the Univ. of Florida. She is Head of the map library their and has had compact shelving for her map collection in place for several years now. She can give you pros and cons. Her email is [log in to unmask] and phone is (352)392-2828. The other place that more recently installed compact shelving for a large portion of their map collection is the Cartographic and Architectural Branch of the National Archives II at College Park, Maryland. I was fortunate enough to be able to tour their maps/air photo/image collection this summer along with several of my colleagues here at PSU and can tell you it was most impressive. I can't put my hands on the name of the Branch Director, who was kind enough to lead us on our tour but the phone number for the Branch is (301)713-7040. Hope these suggestions help! Paige >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > > >Hello! I am hoping someone else out there has faced this decision >and can help me. > >We are in the process of planning and working out space details for a new >building. The library planners that we have hired are strongly >suggesting compact shelving for our maps. > >Does anyone have this and willing to share opinion? Does it add much >difficulty for the student who is looking? Does it seem more of a >blessing or a burden? > >Thanks! > >Beth > > > >Beth A. Estes >Government Information Librarian >Moellering Library >Valparaiso University >[log in to unmask] >219-464-5771 > --------------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:09:34 -0500 (EST) >From: william j thornton <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: compact shelving Helen Jane Armstrong at the University of Florida is the person to talk to about compact shelving for maps. This is the email address I have for her: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------- >Date: Thu, 21 Nov 96 09:08:41 CST >From: "Arlyn Sherwood" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: compact shelving A new building?! Those fund-raising campaigns on us alumni must be working! When they started planning our new building 7 years ago, they told me the same thing. I said What! I had never heard of such. I quickly found out that HelenJane Armstrong of the University of Florida at Gainesville had just recently (then) gotten compact shelving and that just a handful of map libraries worldwide were operating with compact shelving. The National Archives Cartographic Branch now has compact map shelving too, I understand. It works well here. However, ours are just muscle power, no push button stuff. The push button book stacks here do break down occasionally. I believe HelenJane's is automatic. She published an article with photos about the facility. Ours are also in the closed stacks, so only staff is supposed to be in them. The cabinets are in two separate rooms with only the cabinets in them. Good luck!