----------------------------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