Who Can Borrow?

UW-Madison Affiliates

UW-Madison users may borrow materials with one of the following:

Wiscard (UW-Madison ID Card)
University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, staff, students, affiliates, and other appointments may obtain a valid Wiscard at the Wiscard Office (Memorial Union).
Faculty Proxy/Runner Card
Faculty members of UW-Madison may authorize a currently enrolled student or currently employed UW staff member to charge out books for them from the Ebling Library or other campus libraries. To designate a library proxy, a faculty/staff member must submit a proxy authorization request form.

Campus Visitors

Visitors may borrow library materials with one of the following:

UW-Madison General Library System Card
Annual Fee Card, Corporate Card, and Courtesy Card holders are eligible to borrow materials from the Ebling Library.
UW System ID Card
Faculty, staff and students from any UW System Campus may borrow materials with their valid University ID.
Health Patron Card
Wisconsin Resident with photo ID and proof of Wisconsin residency or UW Hospital Visiting Doctor/Scholar with UW Hospital photo ID. Apply for a Health Patron Card at our service desk.

Open Return Library

Books on regular loan can be returned at any other Open Return Library. [more]

Loan Periods & Renewals

Loan Periods

Books can be checked out for a semester by UW faculty and staff, and for 28 days for all others.
Journals, reference items, reserve materials and books published before 1914 can not be checked out.
See chart below for loan periods for all types of materials.

Renewals

The number of renewals you can make depends on your patron category and the type of material.
All items are subject to recall.

	Books	Government Docs	Microform	Audio, Video & Software
UW-Madison Faculty, Staff, or Graduate Student Includes Affiliate or Other Appointment	term loan 6 renewals	*Audiovisual:* 14 days 1 renewal Print: term loan 2 renewals	28 days 2 renewals	14 days 1 renewal
UW-Madison Undergraduate Student	28 days 2 renewals	*Audiovisual:* 14 days 2 renewals Print: 28 days 2 renewals	28 days 2 renewal	14 days 2 renewal
UW-System Faculty or Staff	term loan 6 renewals	*Audiovisual:* 14 days 1 renewal Print: term loan 1 renewal	28 days 1 renewal	14 days 1 renewal
UW-System Student -or- Fee Card Holder Includes Health Courtesy Card, Friends of the UW-Madison Library or Annual Fee Card Holders	28 days 1 renewal	*Audiovisual:* 14 days 1 renewal Print: 28 days 1 renewal	28 days 1 renewal	14 days 1 renewal

Overdues & Lost Items

Lost an Item?

Prior to paying any lost item replacement fees, please contact Rhonda Sager at 262-2372 to discuss payment options. We will assist you with alternatives such as locating replacement copies or in some instances reduction to the default $115 replacement fee.

Overdue Fines

The Ebling Library cannot process your fine payment. All payments must be made to the Memorial Library Circulation Office. See Fines for information about how and where to pay your fine, or call them at (608) 263-7360.

But I Returned That!

Receive an overdue/lost item notification for something you have already returned? From time-to-time, materials are not properly discharged and removed from your record. If your MadCat library record lists an item that you have returned as still being checked out to you, please complete this form, or call us at (608) 262-2020. Library staff will attempt to locate the missing item in order to clear it from your library record.

How to Recall an Item

From MadCat

Search for the item in MadCat.
Display the single record. The item's status should be Checked Out or Renewed.
Click on Place Requests and follow the on-screen instructions. [more help]

In Person

Request a recall at the Ebling Library circulation desk by completing a blue request form and presenting your currently valid UW-Madison ID, Health Patron Card, or Memorial Library Deposit Card.

By Telephone

Call the Ebling Library service desk during open hours to recall items: (608) 262-2020.

Can't Find an Item on the Shelf?

Does MadCat say it's not checked out, but you can't find it on the shelf? Let us find it for you!

Library staff will search for the missing item for 3 days and contact you when the item has either been located or declared missing.

If found, we will hold the item for you at our service desk for a period of 10 days after you have been contacted.
If the item remains missing and you indicated that we should obtain this item from another library, we will request the item for you in Library Express and let you know when it is available for pickup.

Faculty/Staff Proxy

UW-Madison faculty and staff can authorize currently enrolled students or currently employed UW-Madison staff members to charge out books for them from any UW-Madison campus library.

How it Works

The proxy uses his/her own UW ID to check out materials and tells library staff at the circulation desk that the materials should be charged under the proxy relationship. The materials are then charged directly to the authorizing individual's ID number.
A proxy may also request materials for a faculty/staff member via the Library Express service. Electronic Delivery notifications will be sent to the email address specified by the authorizing individual.

To designate a library proxy, complete the proxy authorization request form below.

Proxy Authorization Request

Proxy

Please designate the following individual(s) as my proxy for the collection of library materials:

Proxy Name	Last 4 Digits of UW ID	Start Date	End Date
Name is Required	Last 4 digits of ID is REQUIRED Invalid format.Enter last 4 digits ONLYEnter last 4 digits ONLY

Faculty/Staff Member

Faculty/Staff Name	Last 4 Digits of UW ID	Department	Email
Your name is required.	Last 4 digits of your ID is REQUIRED. Invalid format.Enter last 4 digits ONLYEnter last 4 digits ONLY.	Your department is required	Email is Required Invalid format.

Terms

I agree to take full responsibility for all overdue charges and/or replacement fees for items checked out under this proxy. All proxies are void if either party ends their association with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Please indicate you agree with the terms. Yes, I agree to these terms.

Borrower Policies & Services