Available today at 9 a.m.

Additional Options

Borrow / Renew / Request

To borrow stack materials (most books, documents and audiovisuals)

  • take them to the Circulation/Reserves Desk located on the entrance level (2nd floor)
  • or, UW-Madison faculty, staff and students may use the Place Request button in the Library Catalog to have Steenbock materials delivered to another campus library.  

More information about requesting and renewing items, fines and holds, and ID Problems.

Forms of Identification

Materials may be borrowed by presenting:

Loan Periods for Steenbock Materials

To see more detailed loan period information, click here.

TYPE OF MATERIALLOAN POLICIES
AudiovisualsMost users: 28 days with 2 renewals
UW-Madison faculty/staff/graduate students: Semester loan with 6 renewals
BooksMost users: 28 days with 2 renewals
UW-Madison faculty/staff/graduate students: Semester loan with 6 renewals
(All items can be recalled after 14 days)
EquipmentLoan periods vary
JournalsNon-circulating
Government DocumentsMost users: 28 days with 2 renewals
UW-Madison faculty/staff/graduate students: Semester loan with 6 renewals
MicroformsNon-circulating
Reference CollectionNon-circulating
Reserves2 hours

Returning Items

Returning items to Steenbock Library
Steenbock Libary has two book drops –  outside near the entrance or inside at the Steenbock Circulation/Reserves desk (2nd floor).

Returning items to other libraries
Most Steenbock Library items may be returned to any campus library participating in Open Return.

DO NOT return the following Steenbock materials to other campus libraries:

  • reserve materials
  • journals
  • audiovisual materials (maps, videos, audiocassettes, microfiche, microfilm, etc.)
  • items with loan periods of seven days or less