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Loan Periods for UW Graduate Students
Reserve materials are not included here. Contact each library for information on loan periods for reserve materials. Students from UW System campuses should see UW System Students Loan Periods.
Go to Library Privileges for UW-Madison Graduate Students or Loan Periods for UW-Madison Libraries
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| Library Name | Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian Studies Program Resource Center | December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
-- | -- | 14 days / no renewals |
-- | 14 days / no renewals |
Art Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
7 days / no renewals *see note |
-- | non- circulating |
non - circulating |
non- circulating |
-- |
| Astronomy Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
1 day / 1 renewal |
-- | 2 days / 1 renewal |
14 days / 1 renewal |
-- | -- |
| Business
Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non- circulating |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio |
| Chemistry
LibraryMore
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non- circulating |
-- | non- circulating |
-- | -- | -- |
| College Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 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: 7 days / no renewals |
Audio Books : 28 days
/ 2 renewals |
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| Ebling Library (Health
Sciences) More Information |
December 30 / May 30
6 renewals ***see note |
non- circulating |
Audiovisual: 14 days / 1 renewal Print: December 30 / May 30 2 renewals |
28 days /
2 renewals |
14 days
/ 1 renewal |
14 days
/ 1 renewal |
14 days
/ 1 renewal |
| Geography
Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
7 days / no renewals *see note |
28 days / 5 renewals |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
28 days / 5 renewals |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
-- |
| Geology Library
More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
7 days
/ 5 renewals *see note |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
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Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio |
| Historical Society
Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
28 days / 42 renewals *see note |
28 days / 42 renewals |
28 days / 42 renewals |
28 days / 42 renewals |
varies / ask library staff for assistance |
-- |
| Journalism Reading
Room More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
3 days
/ no renewals *see note |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Law Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 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 More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
2 hours
/ no renewals *see note |
-- | -- | 7 days
/ no renewals |
-- | -- |
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Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio |
| Memorial Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 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
More
Information |
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
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 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
More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
1 day
/ 2 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
14 days
/ 1 renewal |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
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Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio |
| Primate Center Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non - circulating |
-- | -- | 14 days / 2 renewals |
-- | 14 days / 2 renewals |
| Schwerdtfeger Library
(Space Science)
More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
2 hours /
no renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
-- | -- | 28 days /
3 renewals |
-- |
| SLIS Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non- circulating |
-- | 28 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
3 days / 2 renewals |
28 days / 2 renewals |
| Social Science
Reference Library
More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
2 hours
/ 1 renewal |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Social Work
Library
More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non- circulating |
-- | 28 days no renewals |
7 days / no renewals |
-- | 7 days / no renewals |
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Books | Journals | Government Documents | Microform | Video & DVD | CD-ROMs & Software | Audio |
| Steenbock Library
More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
2 hours
/ no renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non- circulating |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
| UW-Madison Shelving Facility | December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
retrievable to any campus library for in-library use | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| UW System
Libraries |
28 days
/ |
-- | ¤ ¤ see note | ¤ ¤ see note | 14 days
/ no renewals |
¤ ¤ see note | ¤ ¤ see note |
| Wendt Commons Library More
Information |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
non- circulating |
December
30 May 30 / 6 renewals |
varies
/ ask library staff for assistance |
28 days / 23 renewals |
varies
/ ask library staff for assistance |
-- |
| Wisconsin's Water
Library More
Information |
December 30 May 30 / 6 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.
¤ Wisconsin's Water Library: Current journal issues do not circulate.
¤ ¤ UW System Libraries: UW-Whitewater renews books only once. Circulation policies for non-book materials vary among the different UW System libraries.
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Libraries
Contact Kerry Kresse, (608) 262-8696, for questions and comments.
