Specialties include children’s literature research library and book examination center for adults. Non-circulating historical, contemporary, multicultural, regional alternative press and reference materials.
College Library offers primary service to undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The library has innovative digital-media and active learning classroom spaces, large computing facilities, a variety of study spaces to meet group and individual needs, a café, and browsing collections serving introductory research needs across all disciplines.
• When open overnight, a valid UW-Madison ID is required to enter or use College Library between midnight and 6:00 a.m.
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Other specialties include basic and clinical biomedical sciences, neurosciences, biotechnology, history of health sciences, nursing, pharmacy, pharmacology, toxicology, allied health and health administration.
Health Sciences Faculty/Students have 24/7 access
Services
Computer lab
Laptops for check out
Open return
Open return Additional Information
All books and media, including UW-System and Interlibrary Loan materials, can be returned to any open return library.
Photocopier
Specialties
Biomedical Sciences
Clinical Practice
Nursing
Pharmacy
Public Health
Biotechnology
History of Health Sciences and Special Collections
The Wisconsin Historical Society Archives collects, preserves and makes available unpublished records, such as hand-written manuscripts of people and organizations, photographs, sound recordings, maps, records of state and local governments and other original documents. Collection strengths include Wisconsin history and the history of mass communications, social action, and organized labor. The archives is home to the Society's map and atlas collection as well as audio, film, and photographs.
The library contains over 2.3 million items in the field of American history. The collection of nearly 10,000 general-interest newspapers, dating from the 18th – 21st centuries, is the second largest in the country after the Library of Congress. Other specialties include North American and Wisconsin History, genealogy, politics and related subjects, government publications, newspapers, and women’s and ethnic studies.
Services
Book scanner
Lockers
Microform printer
Open return
Open return Additional Information
All books and media, including UW-System and Interlibrary Loan materials, can be returned to any open return library.
Memorial Library is the principal research facility on campus for the social sciences and humanities. It is also the largest library in the state of Wisconsin with more than 3.5 million volumes. Patrons from all over the world total more than 1 million visits each year. Specialized collections and services at Memorial include an extensive periodicals collections, a large selection of domestic and foreign newspapers, Special Collections, and a computer lab.
Rare books, manuscripts, printed ephemera, other special collections and exhibits.
Due to a major fire suppression system update, Special Collections will be closed to all researchers and classes for the entire Spring 2025 semester. Limited access to materials may start as early as October 2024.
Other specialties include agriculture, computer science, engineering, life sciences, natural resources, and veterinary medicine.
Steenbock's 4th floor may be noisier than usual due to collections relocation work. More information and quieter study location options available here.
Archives and publications from the administrators, faculty, staff and students of the UW-Madison, UW System, and UW-Extension; photographs and memorabilia, manuscripts, oral history, and records management.