Access to UW Madison Library Resources for UWEX Cooperative Extension Faculty & Academic Staff 

UW-Madison Libraries provides UW-Extension Cooperative Extension library services for work-related research and programming. Library resources (articles, search results, books, etc.) should not be passed on to others due to copyright and licensing restrictions.

One time Distance User Set Up--Interlibrary Loan Services

  • video play buttonClick the play button to watch a short demonstration.
  • Print instructions on how to Set up your Interlibrary Loan Services account for Distance User access so you can request books and articles with your 11 digit ID number at no charge.
  • Click Interlibrary Loan and use the instructions above to set up your account.
  • If you don't have a UW-Madison ID number and you are academic staff or faculty, contact CES Technology Services.
  • DANE COUNTY CES OFFICE faculty/staff must get a UW-Madison photo ID as UW-Madison Libraries will not mail books to Dane County residents. Please call the photo ID office at 262-3258 to make sure your name is in the system before going to Memorial Union Room 4316 to get your picture taken. UW-Madison photo IDs are available only to UW-Madison campus and Dane County affiliates.

Search UW-Madison Licensed Databases

Go to UW-Madison Libraries Home Page (www.library.wisc.edu)

  • Go to Databases Tab, and follow link to Top 10, OR
  • Go to Databases Tab to find databases by Name/Title or by Subject
  • (optional) Use circled (i) by database name/title for subject scope and dates covered.
  • Click database name to open database.

    Note:     YOU MUST ANSWER YES YOU ARE UW-MADISON FACULTY OR STAFF! When the UW System Authentication Hub appears, change from UW-Madison to UW-Extension, then type your UWEX CES Active Directory Username and Password.

  • If you cannot get in, please notify CES Technology Services who will work with the Library Technology Group to resolve the issue.

OR Go to Steenbock Library Journal Databases

  • Click database name to open database.

    Note:     YOU MUST ANSWER YES YOU ARE UW-MADISON FACULTY OR STAFF! When the UW System Authentication Hub appears, change from UW-Madison to UW-Extension, then type your UWEX CES Active Directory Username and Password.

  • If you cannot get in, please notify CES Technology Services who will work with the Library Technology Group to resolve the issue.

Research Tips and Tricks

Find Articles (PDF)

Find Books (PDF)

 

Get Articles

From citation record in database:

  • Look for links to full-text html or pdf files.
  • If there is not a full-text link within the database, then:
    • Click FindIt by citation record.
    • From the FindIt window, click the link to "Get Full Text Online".
    • If there is not a "Get Full Text Online" link, click the link to "Request a Copy"--located in the upper right "More Options" box.
      • Log in to Interlibrary Loan (11 digit ID and last name in lower case)
      • The request form should have citation information automatically entered.
      • You will receive an email message when the article is available. Log in to Interlibrary Loan, "View Electronically Received Articles" to access.
      • Save or print your article as the article will be deleted from your Interlibrary Loan account within a few weeks.

As known article (from bibliography, etc.):

  • Use the Journals Tab or theform.
  • Enter journal source information. If you only have a Journal Title abbreviation, change the Exact Match drop-down menu to Contains and select correct journal from results.
    • Click the link to "Get Full Text Online".
    • If there is not a "Get Full Text Online" link, click the link to "Request a Copy"--located in the upper right "More Options" box.
      • Log in to Interlibrary Loan (11 digit ID and last name in lower case
      • The request form should have citation information automatically entered.
      • You will receive an email message when the article is available. Log in to Interlibrary Loan, "View Electronically Received Articles" to access.
      • Save or print your article as the article will be deleted from your Interlibrary Loan account within a few weeks.
  • OR, Go directly to Interlibrary Loan to fill out request form.

Get Alerts

Get Books

  • Request books from Interlibrary Loan.
  • ADD MAILING ADDRESS TO NOTES FIELD USING 2 LINES MAXIMUM!!!
  • Books, conference proceedings, etc. will be mailed with return postage and due date to address in Notes field.
  • Due dates can vary by lending library.
  • No charge for book loans.
  • Identify books on a topic by using MadCat, WorldCat, or Google Books.
  • DANE COUNTY OFFICE personnel should use MadCat's Place Request button to have books delivered to a convenient campus library. Present your UW-Madison photo ID to check-out these books.
    • Use Interlibrary Loan or WorldCat to request books that are not owned by UW-Madison Libraries be delivered to your favorite campus library.
      Tip: Steenbock Library has convenient parking in the Lot 36 parking ramp directly behind Steenbock Library on Observatory Drive. There are public parking meters on the TOP floor (bring quarters) and free parking after 4:30 on weekdays. On weekends there is free parking all day except on football Saturdays.

Use Research Guides

  • Research Guides
    Some Research Guides have been developed with help from CES teams and highlight useful databases and websites.

Get Grants

  • Visit one of the Wisconsin Centers/Collections to search the Foundations Directory or to see their most current non-circulating books on grants. Contact information, grants guides and some databases are available from the websites below.

Use Citation Managers: RefWorks, EndNote/EndNote Web, Zotero, Papers

  • Overview of Citation Managers
  • RefWorks supplies aFindItlink and allows you to easily share your database of records using its RefShare feature.
  • Supplies instant formatting of bibliographies in many styles.
  • Can remove duplicates from multiple database search results.

Get Help

  • Check status of your Interlibrary Loan requests.
  • Contact Steenbock Library for assistance using library collections and services. Mention that you are with Cooperative Extension.
  • Karen Dunn is the UWEX CES liaison librarian.

For Your Community

Free Online Resources

  • BadgerLink
    Full-text, licensed databases for Wisconsin residents--a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Supplies access to databases such as Academic Search Elite, Business Source Elite, ERIC, and more. If the county or home Internet Service Provider is registered, one can access databases from the main Badgerlink page.
    If not, then: