----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Laura, I have been out ill and did not have an opportunity to review my non-emergency EMAIL. (My assistant established this catagory!) If you have not receive the information you need about compact shelving please let me know and I will be happy to supply any information I have. The University of Florida was the first institution to have compact shelving design ed for map cases and installed on moveable carriages. Since I was responsible for our part of the operation, I was asked to write several articles about it If you have not already seen it, the most informative article is about 20 pages long with photographs. It is in the December, issue of the Bulletin of the Special Libraries Association Geography and Map Division. The year is either 1992 or 1993. (sorry I can't get at my Bulletin's now) The National Archives studied adapted the design based on ours for their new building. Many of the photographs in my article came from their site visit. We have 123 map cases, aerial photo housing and oversized atlases in our compact shelving. If you would like to see the article or have any questions about our compact shelving please give me a call at 352-392-2828. HelenJane Armstrong, Head University of Florida Map & Imagery Library.