Borrowing/Returning Materials

Ask a Librarian

The information listed is an overview. Please contact the Memorial Library Circulation Office by phone at 608-263-7360 Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm or by email.

Which Patron Category am I in?

Service UW - Madison UW System Friend of the Library Wisconsin Resident Non-UW Academic Wisconsin Corporations Visitor
Service UW - Madison UW System Friend of the Library Wisconsin Resident Non-UW Academic Corporation Visitor
Annual Fee Amount $0 $0 $0 Fee amounts vary, contact the Memorial Circulation Office $0 $30/yr Individual $0
Examples:
  • UW - Madison Faculty, Students and Staff
  • Honorary Fellows & Affiliates
  • UW System Faculty
  • Students and Staff
Membership in the Friends of the Library Annual Fee Card Holders
  • Private College Faculty
  • Beloit, Edgewood and MATC Faculty, Staff and Students
  • UW - Madison Domestic Partners, Spouses and Children
  • American Family
  • Rayovac
  • APT
  • etc.
  • Day-pass
  • Scholar's pass
On-site Library Access yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Borrowing (general) yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Loan periods for UW - Madison for UW System for Friends of the Library for Annual Fee Card for WI Academic for Corporations Not Applicable
Book Retrieval (between UW - Madison libraries) yes no yes yes yes yes no
UW System Borrowing yes yes no no no no no

InterLibrary Loan (Library Express) Borrowing

yes no yes yes no no no
UW - Madison Campus Document & Article Delivery yes no no no no no no
Access to Licensed Resources while on campus yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Campus wireless access

(with a Guest NetID)

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Access to All Licensed Electronic Resources (off-campus) yes no no no no no no
Fee-based Services (e.g. Wisconsin TechSearch) yes
(fee)
yes
(fee)
yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Temp NetID
Get a temporary Guest NetID by contacting a supervisor at the Memorial Circulation Desk. more info

For additional information, see the Library Privileges page.