Circulation Services
Student Equipment Checkout
McIntyre Library provides state of the art laptops for students to check out free of charge, as well as digital still and video cameras. You can visit the Equipment Checkout Counter, adjacent to the library's Circulation Desk to pick up your equipment. Reservations are accepted over the web and this document provides instructions for making a web reservation, canceling a reservation, and general equipment guidelines. These items are available for up to one week depending upon availability and the hours of the library.
Group Rooms
Students may request the use of library group rooms by presenting their Blugold cards at the Circulation Desk.
Universal Borrowing
The fastest way to get books and other circulating items from libraries in the UW System, Universal Borrowing takes mere days to get you the items you need. Try to get your books through Universal Borrowing before turning to Interlibrary Loan.
Interlibrary Loan
Log in to ILLiad to request articles, books not available through Universal Borrowing, and more from other libraries. You can also check the status of your pending requests. Please verify that we do not own what you are looking for.
Media Scheduling
Faculty who need to reserve videos or other media for class on specific days should submit the Media Scheduling Form.
Proxy Authorization
Faculty and Academic Staff currently employed at UW-Eau Claire may designate up to two people per semester to use the proxy service. This proxy authorization will permit faculty and academic staff to send a student assistant or the department program assistant to the library to pick up materials to be used by the faculty/academic staff member. The designated proxy will be able to use his/her personal Blugold card to do the checkout. Faculty and Academic Staff wishing to initiate a proxy authorization should fill out a Proxy Authorization Form (.pdf) and turn in a signed print copy at the circulation desk.
Deliver It!
Faculty and staff can have library materials delivered to their department and have previously delivered materials picked up by using the Deliver It service.
Faculty/Staff Dependent Library Cards
McIntyre Library now provides free library cards to children of UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff. Cards will be given to children ages 12-17 and are valid for one year; these cards are renewable. Parents and legal guardians will be responsible for all items checked out on their child's card, and are asked to observe the same loan periods for library materials as undergraduate students and community members. Universal Borrowing and Interlibrary Loan services are not extended to child card holders. Faculty and staff wishing to obtain a card for their child should fill out the Faculty/Staff Dependent Registration Form (.pdf) and turn in a signed copy to the circulation desk.
Lockers
- Lockers in the library are available for all students. The charge is $10.00 per locker, per semester.
- Room 5029 is a study room for graduate and nontraditional students only. Access is by combination lock and graduate and nontraditional students can get the combination from the Circulation Desk staff upon presentation of their Blue Gold card. Lockers in this room are available for rent at the Circulation Desk. The charge is $10.00 per locker, per semester.
Printer Paper
- Printer paper is available for purchase at the Circulation Desk. A bundle of 50 sheets costs $1.00.
