Overview

UW-Madison libraries offer a variety of onsite and online and electronic resources, services and tools, to facilitate scholarly research.

Onsite Resources

UW-Madison campus libraries are open to the general public. Visitors are welcome to visit and utilize the campus libraries and their on-site resources by obtaining a daily Visitors Pass. In order to do so, visitors must present valid photo identification with a current address at a libraries' Information Desk. For more information about visiting individual campus libraries, visit Campus Libraries.

Library visitors may use library computers to access most online or electronic resources. Printing and photocopying from library computers is available by using a Library Debit Card, purchased from vending machines available in each library.

Online and Electronic Resources

UW-Madison libraries offer online and electronic resources, services and tools, accessible from any computer connected to the Internet including:

• MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog
• E-Resources and Article databases
• E-Journal title list
• UW Digital Collections

For a comprehensive list of these resources, visit Books/Articles/Databases.

Off-campus Online Access

Off-campus access to some licensed electronic library resources, such as article databases, is only available to University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff. For more information regarding onsite and remote access to all library online or electronic resources, visit the Off-campus Online Access pages.