Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - Professional Library

The DPI Professional Library is located in room 311 of the GEF 3 building:

125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 266-3108

The Library is open from 8a.m. to 4p.m., Monday through Friday

The Collection

The library houses a collection of professional education and library science books, reference materials, journals and newsletters, as well as telephone directories from Wisconsin communities. The following lists contain the Library's periodical holdings:

Library Journal List

Library Newsletter List

ERIC Documents

ERIC is a national information system providing access to education-related literature. The complete 300,000 item ERIC microfiche document collection and a microfiche reader-printer are available.

Computer Databases

In addition to providing Internet access, the library subscribes to over 300 databases, which contain educational, psychological, medical, legal and general information.

Copyright Information

If you are looking for information on copyright law, or need resources on copyright for your school or library, see Copyright Resources for Schools and Libraries.

Reference Services

The DPI Professional Library provides a full range of reference services, from in-depth database searching to quick answers to your questions. Computer literature searches are also conducted for DPI staff. Reference questions may be directed to Kay Ihlenfeldt at (608) 266-3108.

Lending

Library materials, books and periodicals, may be borrowed for up to 4 weeks. Renewal is possible, and extended loans can also be arranged. Please contact Kay Ihlenfeldt at (608) 266-3108 for more information regarding the library's loan policies.

The following links are to education- and library-related sites that may be of interest to you:

Wiscat

WisCat is the Wisconsin Union Catalog, an online catalog of Wisconsin Libraries.

Reference and Loan Library (RLL)

The Reference and Loan Library, which is operated by DPI, is a state-level clearinghouse for interlibrary loan and reference requests received from Wisconsin libraries of all types. Please contact Martha Farley for more information.

Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

The DLTCL is a unit within the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The DPI Professional Library is part of the DLTCL division of DPI.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

ERIC has created a new service, Educator's Reference Desk, which provides access to lesson plans, online education information and question archive responses. It also provides a search interface to the ERIC database. The DPI Professional Library is an ERIC Resource Collection.

MadCat

MadCat is the online catalog of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It may be accessed through the UW's Electronic Library.

The Center for Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC)

The CIMC is the library for the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The following links may be useful to you if you are looking for information on legal topics.

Wisconsin Laws

• Revisor of Statutes Web Page
• Wisconsin State Legislature
• Wisconsin State Law Library
• Wisconsin State Bar
• Wisconsin Courts

Federal Law

• General Search/Index
• US Code (USC, USCA)
• US Code
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• Federal Register (FR)
• Federal legislative history