Recalling an item may be done directly in MadCat using the feature.

Placing a recall means that the person who currently has the item is notified to bring it back within 14 days. When the item is available for you to check out, you will be notified by email or mail. You may also check your record in MadCat using the feature to see if items you have recalled are waiting for you on the shelf.

NOTE: You can place recalls only on items currently checked out or renewed. However, some items such as reserve materials cannot be recalled.

Renewing an item may be done directly in MadCat using the feature.

NOTE: Some materials cannot be renewed in MadCat. These include: items for which the renewal limit has been reached, items that have been recalled by another user, reserve materials, items borrowed through interlibrary loan, and items that consist of more than one physical piece.

Book Retrieval allows you to place a request for books that are sitting on the shelf. Library staff retrieve the materials and deliver them to the campus library most convenient to you. You can expect delivery within 1-3 business days. When the item is available for you to check out, you will be notified by email or mail. You may also check your record in MadCat to see if items you have requested are waiting for you on the shelf.

Book Retrieval may be done directly in MadCat using the feature.

Books on regular loan can be returned at any campus library which features an Open Return sticker (at right) on its book return.

To help you find the location most convenient for you, here's a map of campus showing all Open Return locations or you may select a particular library's web site from the list of Open Return libraries below.

Please note that Open Return applies primarily to books on regular loan.
The following kinds of materials must be returned directly to the libraries from which they were borrowed:

• Reserve items
• Journals/periodicals (bound and unbound)
• Fragile materials (items prone to damage if dropped in a return bin)
• Items with loan periods of seven (7) days or less.

Also note that some campus libraries do NOT participate in Open Return. All materials borrowed from libraries not listed here must be returned directly to those libraries.

Here's a list of UW-Madison campus libraries participating in Open Return: