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This guide lists the locations of many of the UW Law Library's most heavily used materials. Entries in italics are actual titles whereas entries in plain type represent classes or categories of publications, title variations, or inverted titles. 

The guide indicates the location of materials by their floor, wing, stack, or section number and call number (where applicable). Maps are available for each floor of the library:  Fifth floor, Fourth floor, Third floor, Second floor, First floor.  The following abbreviations are used throughout the guide:

Location Abbreviations
E East Wing
S South Wing
W West Wing
5 (etc.) Fifth floor (etc.)
Ref Reference Collection (Grand Reading Room)
Reserve Reserve Collection, Circulation Desk
s. Stack
sec. Section
Off-site Materials in the library's off-site storage facility may be requested by submitting a form available at the Circulation Desk.  Retrieval may take from one to three days.  You will be notified when your request is available for pick-up at the Circulation Desk.


Publisher Abbreviations
BNA Bureau of National Affairs
CCH Commerce Clearing House
CIS Congressional Information Service
GPO Government Printing Office
P-H Prentice-Hall
RIA Research Institute of America
WG&L Warren, Gorham, & Lamont

Electronic Resources: Some titles may be available online through the Internet or CD-Rom. If a title is available electronically, a link is provided to the information. These links may leave the Law Library web site and go to another site.   Access may be limited to Law School or UW-Madison connections due to licensing restrictions.

Additional Assistance: If you cannot find the title you need listed in this guide or in the online catalog (MadCat), please ask a reference librarian at the reference desk (5th Floor, South Wing; 608-262-3394).  University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty, and staff may also use our Email Reference Service.

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