How to use the UW-Madison Libraries catalog

When researching at the Wisconsin Historical Society, you'll need to use the UW-Madison Libraries catalog to locate sources. This guide introduces you to how to find relevant sources using the library catalog.

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Navigate to [https://www.library.wisc.edu/](https://www.library.wisc.edu/)

Type your keyword(s) into the search bar. Keywords can be names, places, or events that are important to your topic. In this example, we'll use "Ida B. Wells." Click "Submit."

Note that there are 504 results from searching for Ida B. Wells. These are items from all the libraries across the UW-Madison campus.

To narrow your results, click "Libraries."

Then choose "Wisconsin Historical Society Library."

Now you'll see only those items available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.