Instructions for distance students or faculty at the University of Wisconsin Madison in how to request books through Library Express using WorldCat.

1. Requesting Books
Using WorldCat and Library Express

2. Using WorldCat
• Requests placed through MadCat will not be
mailed to off campus students.
• WorldCat can facilitate the process of
ordering books with library express.
• Access WorldCat from library home page:
http://library.wisc.edu

3. Start at Library Home Page
http://library.wisc.edu
Off campus
students can
Click the browse
WorldCat MadCat, but
Link requests
placed there
will not be
mailed.

4. Choose Worldcat.org

5. Login with NetID for Proxy Access

6. Search for the Book by Title and/or
Author
Clicking the Books tab is
optional but may help
narrow your search

7. Narrow Your Results
Click the sidebar
links to refine your
search, limiting by
Author, Format,
Year, Content,
Language or Topic.

8. Click the Book You Want

9. Verify the Information About the Book
Make sure you have
the right author,
edition and year of
publication
More details,
including the ISBN, are
available further
down the page.

10. Click on the Library Express Link

11. Login to Your Library Express Account
11th digit is ID’s
issue code

12. Verify Bibliographic Information
Decide if you will
accept other
editions.

13. Enter Your Address and Submit
Insert your
address in the
notes box every
time you place a
request.

14. Your Library Express Account
Request
Confirmation
Check Status
Here

15. Status of Requests
Items usually ship within 3 to
10 days.

16. Status of Requests
Click the Link for More
Information

17. View Details and Cancel/Edit Request
On the right sidebar
you can cancel or edit
your request

18. Request a Chapter from Library
Express Home
To receive a chapter,
click Request an
Article or Other Copy.

19. Complete Chapter Request Form
Title, Year and Chapter
Title are required.
ISBN or OCLC Number
will speed up process.

20. Available at Library Express Home
Digitized chapter will
usually be available
online in 3-7 days.
Click View
Electronically
Received Articles.

21. Using WorldCat
• Use WorldCat and Library Express to have
books mailed to you or chapters digitized for
you.
• More details are available at
http://www.library.wisc.edu/distance/obtaining-m