These two messages are from Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]> Johnnie ------------------------------------------------------------------ >Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:23:58 -0400 (EDT) >From: [log in to unmask] (Paige Andrew) >Subject: Map Trucks Feedback and Request Hello folks! About three weeks ago Steve Rogers inquired about the possibility of a brand of truck made for transporting maps, that was built to store and move maps appropriate to their size and complexity. Since then at least three individuals have responded to Steve's question. I will also give an outline of the type/size of trucks we have here at PSU, then following that I have a request to make of everyone. About our map trucks: Made by Gryphon Industries of Canada. Built with steel welded frame, with a powder-coated beige paint finish. Casters are steel/rubber and 5 inches diameter. Built with six shelves, bottom shelf is concave in shape to hold rolled maps so they won't fall off. Dimensions: 42.5 inches high from floor to top of handles; 38.5 inches high from floor to top of top shelf 55.5 inches wide from outside handle to outside handle; 48 inch wide shelves (inside handle to inside handle) 31.5 inches deep Top five shelves are 3.75 inches apart, space between 5th and 6th shelves is 9.5 inches Bottom line, expensive! These are 3 for $750 plus $50 shipping/handling I won't go into detail about what transpired between the original plans for who we were going to contract out to build these with and what we eventually got, suffice it to say we were originally going to work with a local vendor and with wood... Now for my request. After my initial response to Steve and the list Larry Cruse emailed me with an excellent idea and asking me if I would be willing to coordinate it. I agreed. The idea is for individuals who responded to Steve's question (and those who didn't but do have/use a type of hand truck for maps in their institutions) to take some photos of their trucks and send them to me, along with a similar listing of specifications like I gave above. I will compile the photos, specs, and general information about the institution and who uses the trucks and send on to Larry to put in the next WAML IB as a photo essay!! In this way we could publish an "article" in one place, with accompanying photographs, where folks looking for this kind of information in the future could easily track down the information and make their own comparisons. So, how about working with me on this folks! So, Betty Graziani, if you don't mind having somebody at USGS take a couple of photos, black and white preferred but color is okay, include the negatives too if you can and the other 2 or 3 of you who recently responded to Steve's question do the same and mail them along with: A. Specifications as to size, what materials made of, manufacturer, and cost if known B. A paragraph or two about how they are used in your organization and where (I freely admit that ours get used more for processing shelves than for moving maps, so there is an example for you) C. Your name, address, etc. so that others may contact you with further questions Larry's one guideline for the photographs is that you have at least one picture with a human being standing next to the cart to give "scale" to the picture, making it visually easier to see the relationship of the size of the cart versus the people who use them. So, come on folks, snap those pictures and make *your* cart famous!! I look forward to receiving these in the coming weeks. Larry is aiming for the Nov. issue of the WAML IB, but if I could get this completed before annual conference time in June/July it would help me a lot. Thanks, Paige ------------------------------------------------------ >Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:31:57 -0400 (EDT) >From: [log in to unmask] (Paige Andrew) >Subject: map truck followup Oops! Just caught a portion of Larry's email message to me that I thought I had better pass along to those of you willing to share photos/information about your map trucks with me: Larry says "Please offer volunteers a free copy of the issue in which their photo appears--it will be out in July"... so, please send these along quickly so that I can get them compiled and mailed on with a brief introduction as quickly as possible (sorry about mentioning November in my previous message) In fact, I would really appreciate it if those of you who read the previous message and decide to participate could send me a sentence saying you will be sending something soon, so I know what to expect. Thanks again, Paige Mr. Paige G. Andrew Maps/Nonbook Cataloger E506 Pattee Library Pennsylvania State University Libraries The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 [log in to unmask] phone: 814-865-1755 fax: 814-863-7293