Software for making maps of library shelving

[Paul Butler (pbutler3)]

Howdy,
Last year I did this with an early version of Adobe Elements (I just get a copy of Adobe CS5.1 - woohoo!).  I created the general outline of the building, and reused it for each floor.  I did the same for shelves, tables, etc.  The key for me was using layers and grouping like items in folders. I could create a shelf image once as its own layer and then just recreate the layer as many times as need, combining layers as I went, and move things.

I have been able to use the same, large, master file to create maps for our website, evacuation maps, and brochures. It is great having everything in layers because as the building changes I can just go back into those master files and move around layers and create what we need.

Let me know if you have any questions about the process or want to see a file.

Cheers, Paul
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Paul R Butler
Assistant Systems Librarian
Simpson Library
University of Mary Washington
1801 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540.654.1756
libraries.umw.edu

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From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilhelmina Randtke
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 4:05 PM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Software for making maps of library shelving

What software have you found useful in making maps of the library interior?

What I want to do is to make a map of the library stacks, showing what call numbers generally are located where, so that patrons can quickly look and see where to go to access a certain call number.  I don't want to spend too much time drawing boxes, I want it to look pretty without much tweaking, and I want the file to be easy to open and edit later.

-Wilhelmina Randtke
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