Loan Periods - UW-Madison Grad Students

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.

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Library Name	Books	Journals	Government Documents	Microform	Video & DVD	CD-ROMs & Software	Audio
American Indian Studies Program Resource Center	28 days / 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	--	--
Biology Library More Information	28 days / 2 renewals	3 hours/ no renewals *see note	--	non- circulating	--	28 days / 2 renewals	7 days / 2 renewals
Business Library More Information	December 30 May 30 / 2 renewals	non- circulating	--	--	--	--	--
Chemistry Library More Information	December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals	non- circulating	--	non- circulating	--	--	--
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CIMC More Information	28 days / 2 renewals	non- circulating	--	28 days / 2 renewals	14 days / 2 renewals	28 days / 2 renewals	28 days / 2 renewals
College Library More Information	28 days / 2 renewals	unbound issues: 7 days / no renewals ¶ see note	--	--	28 days / 2 renewals	28 days / 2 renewals	Music CDs : 28 days / 2 renewals
College Library More Information	28 days / 2 renewals	unbound issues: 7 days / no renewals ¶ see note	--	--	Open Book Collection: 3 days / no renewals	28 days / 2 renewals	Audio Books : 28 days / 2 renewals
Ebling Library (Health Sciences) More Information	28 days / 2 renewals ***see note	non- circulating	Audiovisual: 14 days / 1 renewal Print: 28 days / 2 renewals	28 days / 2 renewals	28 days / 1 renewal	14 days / 1 renewal	14 days / 1 renewal
Geography Library More Information	28 days / 5 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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Historical Society Library More Information	28 days / 42 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	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 More Infor mation	December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals	2 hours / no renewals *see note	--	--	7 days / no renewals	--	--
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
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Music Library More Information	December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals	non- circulating	--	non- circulating	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
Plant Pathology Library More Information	28 days / 2 renewals	2 hours / no renewals	28 days / 2 renewals	--	28 days / no renewals	--	--
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Primate Center Library More Information	28 days / 2 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	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 More Information	December 30 May 30 / 6 renewals	2 hours / 1 renewal	--	--	--	--	--
Social Work Library More Information	28 days / 2 renewals	non- circulating	--	28 days no renewals	7 days / no renewals	--	28 days no renewals
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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 / 1 renewals	--	¤ ¤ see note	¤ ¤ see note	14 days / no renewals	¤ ¤ see note	¤ ¤ see note
Water Resources Library More Information	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
Wendt 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	--

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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.

¶ College Library: Bound journals do not circulate.

§ Music Library: Non-print materials are for in-house use only. They do not circulate.

¤ Water Resources Library: Current journal issues do not circulate.

¤ ¤ UW System Libraries: Circulation policies for non-book materials vary among the different UW System libraries.

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Contact Kerry Kresse, (608) 262-8696, for questions and comments.