General Information

About the Library
Established in 1964, the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Library (WRL) is affiliated with the UW Aquatic Sciences Center, the home of the Water Resources and Sea Grant Institutes. 

Mission

The library’s mission is to support the research, education, outreach and technology transfer activities of the UW Aquatic Sciences Center, and both of the programs it administers, the Water Resources Institute and Sea Grant Institute.

The Collection
The Water Resources Library is a unique collection of almost 30,000 volumes of water-related information, with particular emphasis on Wisconsin and the Great Lakes. The library also has over 60 journals and 100 newsletters and special collections of videos, educational curricula and children's books. The Library's collection may be searched on-line via MadCat.  For help searching MadCat for WRL documents, click here. The collection is supplemented by the major research collection, numerous online databases, and full-text resources of the UW-Madison.

Who We Serve
The Library primarily serves University of Wisconsin faculty, staff, and students. Wisconsin residents should visit Wisconsin's Water Library to use the collection. Non-Wisconsin residents who want to use our library should contact us.

Finding Us
The library is located on the second floor of Goodnight Hall, 1975 Willow Drive.  For a map in .pdf format, click here. The Water Resources Library is number 3 on the map.

Books, documents, reports, microfiche, most newsletters, and the current issues of journals are in room 238.  Back issues of journals are in room 232A.  The librarian is in room 247.

Hours
Normal library hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (but closed noon to 1:00 p.m.) Monday through Friday. We try to have someone available to assist users during business hours, but it is not always possible. If you think you will need assistance, it is a good idea to call ahead at (608) 262-3069.

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