Articles in Journals and Magazines

• Use Find It to get to the full text of an article.
• Use Library Express to have PDFs of articles emailed to you.
  
• Use the E-Resource Gateway to find research article databases.
• Use the E-Journal List to find electronic journals cataloged in MadCat.

Books

For books on campus, use MadCat

• MadCat contains electronic books as well as paper copies
• Tells you where on campus a book is, if it’s checked out, and when it’s due
• If a book is checked out, recall it and you’ll get it within 14 days
• You can also use MadCat to have a book delivered to any campus library using Book Retrieval
• If you are not a UW affiliate, you can order books through Wisconsin TechSearch

If MadCat does not have the book, use Library Express

• Search for books in WorldCat, Amazon or anywhere else
• Enter the required information about the book you want
• We’ll deliver it to the campus library of your choice

Dissertations

• Use the E-Resource Gateway to find dissertation databases.

Dissertations from UW - Madison

• Search MadCat for dissertations published by UW - Madison
• You can find full text copies from 1997 to the present in Dissertations and Theses.
• See this helpful page for finding UW dissertations and theses.
• Need a masters' thesis in Engineering? Most are at Memorial Library and are in listed in MadCat. The exceptions are bachelors theses and master degree project reports

Dissertations from other universities

• Full text dissertations from CIC schools from 1997 to the present are in Proquest Digital Dissertations.
• 24 page previews of dissertations from other schools (1997 – current) are in Proquest Digital Dissertations.
• Use Library Express to borrow dissertations from other universities.
• Confused? See this handy chart of Dissertation Database Options.
• If the university won’t loan a dissertation, you can order it through Memorial Library for a fee. See Memorial Library's ILL page for more details.
  

Patents

• Wendt Library is an US patent depository library (PTDL). See what services we offer.
• Find out how and where to search for patents in our guide to patent information.

Standards and Codes

• Check MadCat for standards owned by UW - Madison.
• Find standards at Wendt on the 2nd floor of the library near the main desk. ASTM and IEEE standards are on the E-Resources Gateway. SAE-J standards are on a computer next to the 2nd floor copier.
• Search using the IHS Standards Expert for known standards or to find worldwide standards on a particular subject.
• Request standards for purchase: Wendt Library will purchase paper editions of most standards requested by UW faculty, staff, and students for use in instruction or research.
• Not affiliated with UW-Madison? Purchase standards directly from TechStreet, NSSN, or the ANSI Standards Store.

Technical Reports

• Finding technical reports can be hard. If you’re having trouble, contact us and we’ll help you out. Read about the Technical Report Center at Wendt.
• Check MadCat first – it will give an exact call number location for many of our reports, or links to online reports. Don’t give up if you don’t find the report in MadCat – we have many reports on the shelves that are not listed in MadCat.
• Search the NTIS database-CSA to find technical reports on a topic or to get report details for a known item. Make a note of all numbers found.
• Search other specialized report databases. Many, including the NTIS web site have full text online from recent years.
• Check the shelves in the 3rd floor stacks and the microfiche cabinets in the back for any report number you have.