UW-Madison Faculty & Staff

UW-Madison faculty and staff, including most with emeritus status, use a current, valid UW-Madison ID to borrow materials and have the following library privileges:

• Borrow UW-Madison and UW System materials – see loan periods below
• Place Requests to have physical copies delivered to the campus library of your choice
• Renew materials
• Interlibrary Loan
• Access to databases, full-text, and other digital resources both on and off campus
• Remote delivery
• Faculty runners

*UW Faculty who wish to borrow directly from OCLC or BTAA institutions need to contact Circulation Support.

What's your loan period?

• close AMP Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Videos 14 days / 1 renewal
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close AOSS Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close Art Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals 14 days / 1 renewal*
  • Microforms non-circulating
  • Videos non-circulating
  • Software non-circulating

  * Art Library unbound journals do not circulate.

• close Business Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Microforms non-circulating

• close College Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals in-library use only
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals; Open Book Collection: 14 days / 1 renewal
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals; Open Book Collection: Games: 14 days / 1 renewal
  • Tools 3 Days

• close Ebling Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals †
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Government Documents non-circulating
  • Microforms December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

  † Ebling books published before 1914 do not circulate.

• close Geology and Geophysics Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals*
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Microforms December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

  * Geology unbound journals do not circulate.

• close Historical Society-Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals ∆
  • Journals December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals *∆
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Microforms December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals ∆
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software varies / ask library staff for assistance

  * Historical unbound journals do not circulate. ∆ Historical genealogical books, journals, & microforms do not circulate.

• close Information School Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Microforms December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close Journalism Reading Room

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals*

  * Journalism unbound journals do not circulate.

• close Law Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Microforms non-circulating
  • Videos 3 days / no renewals
  • Software varies / ask library staff for assistance
  • Audio varies / ask library staff for assistance

• close Memorial Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Microforms varies / ask library staff for assistance
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close MERIT Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Microforms December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close Mills Music Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Microforms non-circulating
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close Other UW System Libraries

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Government Documents Varies
  • Microforms Varies
  • Videos 14 days / 1 renewals
  • Software Varies
  • Audio 14 days / 1 renewals

• close Social Work Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Microforms non-circulating
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close Steenbock Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals non-circulating
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Microforms non-circulating
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

• close Wisconsin's Water Library

  • Books December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Journals December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals §
  • Government Documents December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Microforms non-circulating
  • Videos December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Software December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals
  • Audio December 30 May 30 / 3 renewals

  § Current and unbound journals do not circulate.