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The following table provides a brief explanation of the listed Web pages and their content.

Link Use For
Campus Libraries Detailed information about individual campus libraries including location, hours, and holdings.
Staff and Department Directory A listing of UW-Madison campus libraries and departmental staff.
Library Collections Explanation of campus libraries holdings and collection areas.
UW Digital Collections Information about the UW Digital Collections Center and its digital library and repository collections. The Digital Collections Center Promotes the Wisconsin Idea by providing professional leadership in the creation of quality digital resources from libraries and archives for faculty, staff and students, citizens of the state and scholars at large.
Administration Information about the Administration of the General Library System, including mission, strategy, initiatives, structure and reports.
Friends of the Libraries The Friends help meet the challenges the libraries face in serving one of the nation's largest universities.
General Information An overview and facts about UW-Madison libraries.
Employment Information for campus library job-seekers.
Scholarly Communication The UW-Madison Office of Scholarly Communication & Publishing provides information for faculty and researchers related to publishing, copyright, archiving work, and other services. Other publishing ventures sponsored by UW Libraries include: UW Digital Collections Center, MINDS@UW, Parallel Press, and Silver Buckle Press
Visitor Information Information for visitors to UW-Madison libraries including access to resources, borrowing materials and more.
Alumni Resources Library services available to alumni of UW-Madison.
University Library Committee Includes minutes and reports of the University Library Committee; also members and committees information, textbook cost pdf and an author's rights resolution.
New E-Resources These are recent additions to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries' Web site. You'll find new databases and other resources, and upgrades to software such as search interfaces.
Giving The Library welcomes gifts and donations to support collections and services that might otherwise not be available to students and faculty.

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