Audience

• Entomology, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Plant Pathology and Hub employees (faculty and staff)

Overview

Under the Wisconsin Public Records law, UW-Madison records are generally considered available to the public. If someone requests to see or obtain university records, we will provide the records to them, subject to a few important exceptions.

UW-Madison has a centralized, designated unit in the Office of Compliance, called the Public Records Office, that manages these requests. Their website details how the they handle requests.

We recommend you read the full guidelines on the Public Records Guidelines for Employees page. 

These topics will be of particular interest:

• Does the public records law apply to UW-Madison and its employees?
• What is a record under the Wisconsin Public Records Law? 
• Does it matter if the records are stored on my personal devices or accounts?
• What are some tips when using personal devices to conduct UW-Madison business?
• What should I do if I receive a public records request?

Questions

• See the Public Records Guidelines for Employees page on the Office of Compliance website.