Discover Wisconsin’s Online Library:

BadgerLink Redesign

What is BadgerLink?

• Project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries and Technology

• BadgerLink is Wisconsin’s online library which provides access to licensed content such as magazines, newspapers, scholarly articles, videos, images, and music…

Math Practice

Games and Activities

Images

Video

Maps

Full-Text Articles

Author Interviews

Book Suggestions

$2.2 Million

$74 Million

BadgerLink is available to ALL

Wisconsin residents

Technical Stuff

How does authentication work?

• BadgerLink identifies you as a Wisconsin resident by looking at your computer Internet Protocol (IP) address

• Example IP address: 165.189.15.31

On a map you have a physical address…

Online you have an IP address

How does authentication work?

• We maintain an anonymous list of (over three million!) Wisconsin IP addresses!

• With a registered IP, you get direct access to our resources – no need to log in

• If you don’t have one of those IP addresses…

BadgerLink Redesign

Mobile Friendly

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Browsing

Right Menu

BadgerBite: Primary Source

Top Menu

Patterned ID

• Length of ID – e.g. 10 characters• Pattern(s) – e.g. 12345xxxxx

– This would indicate that all IDs start with the pattern 12345 followed by 5 other characters

• Contact BadgerLink to get set up

For Students

For Educators

Questions?

Contact Us

BadgerLink Training Librariankara.ripley@dpi.wi.gov(608) 224-61651 (888) 542-5543 #5

Technical Supporthttp://badgerlink.net/help/contact-us888-542-5543