Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Last week we shared UW-Madison’s new loan policy. Borrowers will now be given a 12-week loan period with no renewals. We thought this was also a good time for reminders on some best practices. These will help to get your requests filled faster and avoid Conditional status.
- Mills Music Library – books and scores will circulate; CDs & LPs will not
- Genealogical materials do not circulate; instead of a loan, ask for a scan of the index, TOC or particular names
- Check the UW catalog to find the microfilm reel numbers needed and include them in the borrower’s notes field.
- Numbers beginning with “P” are positive and can be loaned right away. Numbers beginning with “N” are negative and can be made positive, but will take 3-4 weeks.
- Enter title of the newspaper, (city, state) and dates/month(s)/year(s) in the title field
- A max of 6 reels will be loaned per title per request.
- Multi-volume sets – a max of 5 volumes will be loaned per request.
- Very old books – if in acceptable condition, a book less than 100 years old may be loaned.
If you have questions about any of this information please contact us at dpirllill@dpi.wi.gov
Written by: Christine Barth, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning