Loan Periods for Annual Fee Card Holders
This category includes employees of Wisconsin corporations and state residents not included in other categories. State residents must be able to prove residency by providing two forms of identification with address information. One form must have a current photo. A $40.00 annual fee is required for a library card (residents over 62 pay $20.00).
Go to Library Privileges for Annual Fee Card Holders or Loan Periods for UW-Madison Libraries
Jump to library names starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Library Name | Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian Studies Program Resource Center | 28 days
/ 2 renewals |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Art Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
7 days /
no renewals *see note |
-- | non - circulating |
non - circulating |
non - circulating |
-- |
| Astronomy Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
1 day / 1 renewal |
-- | 2 days / 1 renewal |
14 days / 1 renewal |
-- | -- |
| Biology
Library |
The Biology Library has closed. | ||||||
| Business
Library |
28 days /
2 renewals |
non
- circulating |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio | |
| Chemistry
Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
non - circulating |
-- | non - circulating |
-- | -- | -- |
| College Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
7 days / no renewals |
-- | -- | 28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals Open Book Collection: Games: 14 days / 2 renewals |
Music CDs : 28 days / 2 renewals |
| Open Book Collection: 3 days / no renewals |
Audio Books : 28 days
/ 2 renewals |
||||||
| Ebling Library (Health
Sciences) |
28 days /
2 renewals ***see note |
non- circulating |
Audiovisual: 14 days / 1 renewal Print: 28 days / 1 renewal |
28 days /
2 renewals |
14 days /
1 renewal |
14 days /
1 renewal |
14 days /
1 renewal |
| Geography
Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
7 days / no renewals * see note |
28 days / 2 renewals |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
28 days / 2 renewals |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
-- |
| Geology Library |
28 days /
2 renewals |
7 days /
1 renewal *see note |
28 days /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
| Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio | |
| Historical Society
Library |
28 days / 12 renewals |
28 days / 12 renewals * see note |
28 days / 12 renewals |
28 days / 12 renewals |
28 days / 12 renewals |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
-- |
| Journalism Reading
Room |
28 days /
2 renewals |
3 days /
no renewals * see note |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Law Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
non- circulating |
28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
3 days / no renewals |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
| Math
Library |
28 days /
2 renewals |
2 hours
/ no renewals *see note |
-- | -- | 7 days /
no renewals |
-- | -- |
| Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio | |
| Memorial Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
7 days / no renewals **see note |
-- | varies / ask library staff for assistance |
14 days / 1 renewal |
14 days / 1 renewal |
14 days / 1 renewal |
| MERIT Library |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non- circulating |
-- | 28 days
/ 2 renewals |
14 days /
2 renewals |
28 days
/ 2 renewals |
28 days
/ 2 renewals |
| Music Library |
28 days / 6 renewals |
non - circulating |
-- | 2 hours / no renewals, in-house use only |
3 hours / 1 renewal §see note |
2 hours / no renewals §see note |
2 hours / no renewals §see note |
| Physics Library |
28 days /
2 renewals |
1 day /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
14 days /
1 renewal |
28 days
/ 2 renewals |
28 days
/ 2 renewals |
| Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio | |
| Primate Center Library |
28 days / 2 renewals §§ see note |
non - circulating |
-- | -- | 14 days / 2 renewals |
-- | 14 days / 2 renewals |
| Schwerdtfeger Library
(Space Science) |
28 days /
no renewals |
2 hours /
no renewals |
28 days /
no renewals |
-- | -- | 28 days /
no renewals |
-- |
| SLIS Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
non - circulating |
-- | 28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
3 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
| Social Science
Reference Library |
28 days /
2 renewals |
2 hours /
1 renewal |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Social Work
Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
non - circulating |
-- | 28 days no renewals |
7 days / no renewals |
-- | 7 days / no renewals |
| Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio | |
| Steenbock Library |
28 days /
2 renewals |
2 hours /
no renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
non -
circulating |
28 days /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
| UW-Madison Shelving Facility | 28 days / 2 renewals |
retrievable to any campus library for in-library use | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| UW System
Libraries (¤ ¤ see note) |
not eligible | not eligible | not eligible | not eligible | not eligible | not eligible | not eligible |
| Wendt Commons Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
non - circulating |
28 days / 2 renewals |
varies
/ ask library staff for assistance |
28 days / 2 renewals |
varies
/ ask library staff for assistance |
-- |
| Wisconsin's Water Library |
28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals ¤ see note |
28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
Exceptions for individual libraries' circulation policies:
* Art, Geology, Geography, Historical, Journalism, Math and Water Resources Libraries: Unbound journal issues do not circulate.
** Memorial Library: For journals with call numbers beginning with AP: Journals at least 10 years old circulate for 7 days with no renewals. Newer journals do not circulate.
*** Ebling Library: Books published before 1914 do not circulate.
§ Music Library: Non-print materials are for in-house use only. They do not circulate.
§§ Primate Center Library: Computer books in the stacks circulate for 14 days and have two renewals.
¤ Wisconsin's Water Library: Current journal issues do not circulate.
¤ ¤ UW System Libraries: Annual fee cardholders cannot borrow materials from UW System Libraries using their UW-Madison issued card. If you need to borrow a book or get an article from a UW System library, these requests must be placed through your local public library.
Return to Loan Periods for UW-Madison
Libraries
Revised March 7, 2006. Contact Kerry Kresse, (608) 262-8696, for questions and comments.


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