Additional Options

Equipment Available

Available for use in Special Collections by researchers are

Sundial (oddly) in the shape of a sandal . From Mario Bettini, Aerarium philosophiae mathematicae, 2 vols. (Bologna: Typis Io. Baptistae Ferronii [etc.], 1648). Department of Special Collections, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sundial (oddly) in the shape of a sandal. From Mario Bettini, Aerarium philosophiae mathematicae, 3 vols. in 2 (Bologna: Typis Io. Baptistae Ferronii [etc.], 1648). Call number: 777815- 777816 noncurrent. Department of Special Collections, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • wireless Internet access
  • book-edge scanner and overhead color scanner appropriate for many Special Collections materials (email results to yourself or bring a USB flash drive to take away image files)
  • copy-stand for use with cameras (adapter available for some phones and tablets)
  • Hinman collator
  • microfilm and microfiche readers
  • wireless printing using Library and InfoLab print release stations
  • device for closer examination of watermarks
    … among other specialized equipment.