Education Library Research for Graduate Students : Finding Books
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UW - Madison Library Catalog
Search the Library Catalog to find books, videos, and other resources related to your topic. View the Searching the Catalog tutorial on this page for more details on how to effectively search the catalog.
You may request that an item held at one UW-Madison library be sent to the UW-Madison library of your choice for pick up. Watch the Requesting Library Materials tutorial on this page for more information.
Tutorials
- Searching the Library CatalogThis tutorial will help you find books using the Library Catalog.
- Refining Your Search ResultsThis tutorial explains how to refine a library Catalog Search to get fewer and more relevant results.
- Requesting Library MaterialsThis tutorial will explain how UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff may request items and have them delivered to a campus library of their choice for pickup.
- Using Interlibrary LoanThis tutorial will explain how you can request items from libraries outside of Wisconsin through Interlibrary Loan at no extra cost to you.
WorldCat
WorldCat lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search many libraries at once for an item and then locate it in a library nearby or request an interlibrary loan. View the Interlibrary Loan tutorial on this page for more information.
