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<h1><img align=top src="GIF/fondren_logo.gif">News From Fondren</h1>
 <h3>A Library Newsletter to the Rice University Community</h3><p><h4>
volume 1, number 2                                             Fall 1991</h4><p>



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<h3>In this Issue</h3><ul>
<li><a href="#books">Books and Beyond</a>
<li><a href="#education">Library User Education Program Instructs Students in Library Research Techniques</a>
<li><a href="#crl">Fondren Library Joins the Center for Research Libraries (CRL)</a>
<li><a href="#libris">Library Computer Easier to Use, More Powerful</a>
<li><a href="#audiovisual">Audiovisual Services Expand</a>
<li><a href="#hours">Building Hours</a>
<li><a href="#librarians">Do You Know Your Collection Development Librarian?</a>
<li><a href="#locations">Fondren Library Locations and Frequently Called Numbers</a>
</ul><p>

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<a name="books"><h3>Books and  Beyond</h3>
Beth Shapiro
<p>
As the Fall Semester gets underway, I want to take this opportunity to welcome you back  to campus.  Since classes ended in April, we have been hard at work developing new programs and services for the Rice University community.  Most of this issue of<I> 
News from Fondren</i> will be devoted to providing you with information about what's new at the Fondren.  Please feel free to contact me or any member of the Library staff if you need additional information.

<h4>LIBRIS</h4>

The <A HREF="tn3270://library.rice.edu/"> LIBRIS </a>software has been modified and improved resulting in a new look for our online catalog.  In addition, some new features have been added such as the ability to search by call number.  A detailed article 
on the changes appears elsewhere in this newsletter.
  
<h4>FONDREN EXPRESS</h4>

Fondren Express, the Fondren Library's new on-campus article delivery service, is now  a reality.  For a modest service charge and standard photocopying fees,  copies of articles will be delivered to any campus office.  Though initially limited to copies 
of articles, eventually the service will include the delivery of books and other types of library materials.    For more information,  please call extension 2869.
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<h4>CENTER FOR RESEARCH 
LIBRARIES</h4>

As of July 1, Rice University has rejoined the Center for Research Libraries (CRL).  CRL is  a "library's library" housing many expensive and difficult to obtain collections.  Elsewhere in this issue is an article that more fully describes the Center and 
how to obtain access to the research materials housed there.

<h4>AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES</h4>

In response to a University committee's report on future directions for the provision of audiovisual hardware in support of teaching, the University has invested in nearly $100,000 worth of equipment for several classrooms on campus.  Working collaborativ
ely with the Office of the Registrar, Physical Plant, and Computer Information Resources, Fondren Library Audiovisual Services will maintain and service this educational technology.  More information on this service appears elsewhere in this news-letter.

<h4>PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FONDREN</h4>

As part of a university capital project, the Fay Bibliography Room has had new carpet installed, a new ceiling is being installed, asbestos has been removed,  and the furniture is being refinished.  This project should be completed by October.  We plan to
 install new carpet in the Reference Stacks area over the Christmas holidays.
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In order to provide increased security for our valuable microforms collections and a more accessible reference collection, the Government Publications area has been reorganized.  We now have self-service coin operated reader/printers for both microfilm an
d microfiche.  In addition, several  heavily used microform resources have been moved to Reference :  The Magazine Collection; College Catalogs on Fiche; and the PhoneFiche.
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In response to numerous requests from faculty and students, a New Book Shelf has been established across from the Circulation Desk within the Periodicals Room.  Books newly added to our collections will be put there weekly and remain for no more than one 
month.  Anything on the New Books Shelves may be checked out.
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Library suggestion boxes are being revived and strategically located at public service points within the library.  Suggestions and their responses will be posted on a board by the back elevator across from Circulation on the first floor.  We look forward 
to hearing from you.
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And finally, the Fondren Library has become a smoke free building.
  
<h4>CIRCULATION POLICY CHANGES</h4>

A number of changes have been implemented in our circulation policies.  The loan period for graduate students has been extended from 28 days to semester loans with three due dates annually.  In addition, fines for reserve materials have increased to $1.20
 per hour.  Brochures explaining our policies are available from the Circulation Desk ( ext. 4021 or e-mail: martin@ricelibr).

<h4>LIBRARY HOURS</h4>

In order to better meet the needs of our users, slight changes in library hours have been implemented.  We will open one hour earlier on the weekends (9 a.m. on Saturdays; noon on Sundays) and will close at 10 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday evenings.
  
<h4>UPCOMING CHANGES</h4>

Unfortunately, we were unable to complete a number of our projects prior to the start of the Fall Semester, but work will continue throughout the year.
<p>
The Kyle Morrow Room will be refurbished and have new carpet installed during the Fall Semester.  This work is supported through an endowment established for this purpose.  The room will have a completely new look and will be more pleasant for meetings of
 50 - 100 people.
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A committee of staff are developing proposals for improving the signs and graphics in the Fondren Library.  Prototype computer-produced signs are being installed.  Eventually, these will be replaced by more attractive signs.  We also hope to make it easie
r for library users to negotiate the stack areas with the use of graphics and tape lines on the floors.
<p>
Additional shifting will be initiated in the stacks on all floors, which will be made possible by stack ranges being installed on the sixth floor and the movement of additional material to our Stadium Storage Facility.  As materials are shifted, we will p
rovide updated call number directories at all service points and in the elevators.  We apologize in advance for any confusion that may occur.
<p>
The arrangement of stacks in the Fay Bibliography Room and in the Reference Stacks will be modified to increase seating and shelving capacity. While these moves are occurring, Reference staff will assist you in locating reference material.
<p>
We are planning our first ever Library Symposium for November 7th.  Ann Okerson, Director of the Office of Scholarly and Academic Publishing of the Association of Research Libraries will present a paper on the current changes in scholarly communication.  
More details on this symposium will follow.
<p>
And finally, our planning process is well underway.  A major component of the process will be a comprehensive survey of the University community.  We hope that if you are surveyed that you will tell us how you use our resources and services now and what t
ypes of resources and services you need.
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As you can see, this will be a busy year.  We look forward to working with you in support of your research and teaching and wish you the best this semester.  	
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<a name="education"><h3>Library User Education Program Instructs Students in Library Research Techniques</h3>
Jane Segal, User Education Librarian
<p>
Debby Harris has come to Fondren Library to research a political science paper.  After hours spent looking for information on her topic, she finally finds some articles in <i>Newsweek</i> and <i>Time</i>.
<p>
Several days later, Debby's professor, Dr. Chips, reads her paper.  He wonders why Debby didn't include any of the many journal articles that have appeared on her topic in recent years. 
<p>
This scenario is a common one.  Most students begin college with minimal research experience.  They may know how to locate books in a card catalog or how to find magazine articles in a basic periodical index such as the <i>Reader's Guide to Periodical Lit
erature</i>, but they are not prepared to navigate the computerized and print materials found in a large research library like the Fondren Library.
<p>
The best way for students to learn research skills is through a guided research experience.  Instructors may bring their classes to Fondren, where librarians will instruct students in the best strategies and resources for their particular research problem
s.
<p>
Specific research needs vary depending on the field being researched and the sophistication of the students, so presentations, which may include bibliographies and demonstrations of computerized resources, are tailored to meet class needs.
<p>
For example, freshmen writing a ten-page research paper may learn how to define a topic and locate journal articles using a variety of databases in print and on CD-ROM.  An advanced biochemistry course may focus on the use of the <i>Chemical Abstracts</i>
 online database to find the material they need.
<p>
The library also offers a one-credit course in library research techniques.  Sponsored by Jones College, it provides students with the opportunity to explore a variety of strategies and resources while gathering information in areas of interest to them.
<p>
In addition to helping students to improve the research projects required in their classes, instruction in library research can give them the tools that they will need to succeed in careers and in graduate school.  We live in a constantly changing informa
tion environment and simply knowing where to start looking can be an advantage.
<p>
To arrange for instruction sessions contact Jane Segal at extension 3802.
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<a name="crl"><h3>Fondren Library joins the Center for Research Libraries (CRL)</h3>
Tony Schwartz,
Social Sciences Librarian
<p>
To provide better access to highly specialized research materials, the Fondren Library joined the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) on July 1.  CRL is a cooperative, membership-based consortium of 136 academic institutions.  It acquires, stores, preserv
es, and lends materials that, while essential to scholars, are apt to be expensive or infrequently used.  These materials can be shared by the major North American research libraries through CRL.
<p>
CRL's holdings include 3.6 million monographs, 16,000 current periodicals, and 1.1 million microforms.  About 20 percent of these holdings are unique in North America, such as foreign dissertations, archival records of national governments, U.S. ethnic ne
wspapers, all publications of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R., and a nearly complete run of U.S. state documents.
<p>
For the other 80 percent of CRL's holdings, membership provides certain advantages over ordinary interlibrary loan procedures.  CRL procedures are geared to expediting delivery of requests, usually within a few days.  There is no restriction on the number
 or frequency of requests, nor a limit on loans--unless the same item is sought by someone else.  Because CRL has no local constituency, all members have an equal claim to its holdings.
<p>
Given the vast scope of CRL's collections, it is not possible to summarize them here.  Various catalogs of the CRL collection may be examined at the Reference Desk.  Briefly, such guides include:  British and Irish materials; U.S. National Archives; the C
ooperative Africana Microform Project; Latin American and Caribbean materials; Chinese and Asian records; as well as microform sets listed under particular disciplines (Anthropology, Black Studies, Business, and so forth).  A separate catalog of periodica
ls holdings is on microfiche.
<p>
Requests for CRL materials are handled through the Interlibrary Loan Office.  You will need to complete an Interlibrary Borrowing Request Form.  You may want to confer with the librarian who does collection development in your subject area(s) about locati
ng materials of interest in CRL catalogs.
<p>
For more information on the holdings of the Center for Research Libraries, stop by or call the main Reference Desk (285-5113 or campus extension 5113).
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<b> Fondren's research collection will be greatly enhanced by access to CRL holdings.</b>
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<a name="libris"><h3>Library Computer Easier to Use, More Powerful.  LIBRIS Software Upgraded</h3></a>
Kerry Keck,
Government Publications
<p>
What's this?  It looks a little different--but it's still <A HREF="tn3270://library.rice.edu/">LIBRIS</a> (the Fondren Library's online catalog).  While faculty and students have been off campus for the summer the library staff has been upgrading LIBRIS t
o:  include cross-references to related subjects or authors; give you the option of brief or full descriptions; label information and instructions more clearly; and allow searching by call number.
<p>
You will <b>not</b> be required to learn a whole new system to use this new, improved LIBRIS.  LIBRIS still allows you to search by author, title, subject or keyword using the same familiar commands .  The new system also will support the Common Command L
anguage (CCL) for those familiar with this language.  Upon first dialing into LIBRIS (or when using a library terminal which has not been in use for 5 minutes or more) you will be greeted by an introductory screen that provides basic instructions on LIBRI
S.  Help screens are available to you at all points throughout your search of LIBRIS.  
<p>
As you can see from Figure 1, the LIBRIS description of a book or journal will look somewhat different than in the past.  Various types of information about the book or journal are clearly labeled--title, author,  subject, etc.  The "Brief View" from LIBR
IS will provide the basics you need to quickly find your book or journal.  This is the default which will automatically display unless you request the "Long View."
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The "Long View" (see fig.2) provides a complete description of a book or journal.  It is possible, for example, to check where a journal is indexed.  The "Long View" will provide all of the information you have been accustomed to finding in LIBRIS.  As be
fore, this may involve several screens of information, through which you may browse.  The call number for the book or journal will be situated on the last screen of a multiple-screen description.
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A major new LIBRIS feature allows the computer to assist you in locating information through the use of cross-references.  For example, if a student looks for books by the author "a=snow, charles percy" the computer will respond:
<p>
Snow, Charles Percy, 1905-<br>
	*  Search under<br>
1	Snow, C P (Charles Percy), 1905-
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thereby letting the student know that this author wrote under his initials.  Simply typing the number "1" will result in a list of all works by C.P. Snow in the Fondren Library.  You will find these helpful cross-references available for both authors and 
subjects.  Please be aware, also, that subject and author guide screens are now abbreviated.  You will no longer see all subdivisions of a subject heading or all alphabetical breakdowns by an author.  Since this may be confusing initially, please ask for 
assistance if you have trouble locating items in LIBRIS.  
<p>
Given the wide range of subject headings used in our research library, we continue to recommend that you start a subject search with keyword searching.  Having identified a relevant book in this manner, you may then easily locate other useful materials by
 typing the exact subject heading applied to your relevant book ("s=algebra--computer assisted instruction" for example)--LIBRIS will retrieve other materials of interest.
<p>
LIBRIS now allows you a number of new searching options as well.  Browsing and comparing titles will be much easier in the new system as you can now page backwards through a list of titles as well as forward.  
<p>
Also useful for browsing through the library's holdings on a subject is the new call number searching capability.  You can now "skim the shelf"  by keying in a call number (such as PR9360 for twentieth-century, South African dramatists) and see a listing 
of all titles.  Even better than physically examining the shelf, call number searching may be done at any terminal or by dialing in from your office, and includes <b>all library material</b> in a call number range--even when the format requires storage in
 separate locations (such as reference works, computer files, microforms, or audiovisuals).
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Each of these features will provide you with more power, flexibility and ease in searching for information in Fondren Library.  We will be offering orientation to the new LIBRIS.  To schedule a training session for classes or department staff (group or in
dividual) please send an e-mail message to segal@library.rice.edu or call the reference desk (at 285-5113 or campus extension 5113).
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<a name="audiovisual"><h3>Audiovisual Services Expand</h3></a>
Terry Schomberg,
AV Coordinator
<p>
Audiovisual Services at Rice is growing rapidly.  The Ad Hoc Committee for Audiovisual Services has been very busy this past summer, working closely with the Registrar's Office to upgrade classrooms with audiovisual equipment.  The Committee has made a nu
mber of recommendations for the expansion of audiovisual equipment on campus.
<p>
Continuing Studies is providing most of the funding for these enhancements.   The result is outfitting Sewall 301, Biology 131 and Geology 106 with a variety of permanent audiovisual equipment such as slide projectors, RGB video and overhead projectors. 
<p>
If you are interested in using the above classrooms, please contact the Registrar's office.
<p>
Should one of the audiovisual equipped classrooms not be available, Audiovisual Services can provide other classrooms with equipment such as overhead projectors, slide projectors, VCR's, LCD projectors, 16mm movie projectors, audio tape and CD players, an
d microcomputers.
<p>
Audiovisual Services staff will deliver, set up, operate, and pickup audiovisual equipment.   You may also have someone from your department pick up the audiovisual equipment from the library.  If you have audiovisual equipment, we can set it up and/or op
erate it.  Audiovisual Services will provide demonstrations and training on any piece of audiovisual equipment.  Additionally, we will provide assistance with the development of audiovisual teaching materials, such as overhead transparencies, computer pro
gram demonstration, and use of video and laser disk programs in the classroom.
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To reserve audiovisual equipment, please call at least three days in advance.  This will ensure that the exact piece of audiovisual equipment needed for your presentation is available.
<p>
For more information about Audiovisual Services call ext.3758.
<p>
For access to audiovisual equipment and resources within the Fondren, contact the Center for Scholarship and Research.  The CSI is equipped with four video carrels,  along with facilities for viewing the growing collection of video laser disks, such as a 
crystal clear laser disk version of Orson Welles' film classic, <i>Citizen Kane</i>.  This laser disk comes complete with a video essay on the making of the film and the film's original theatrical trailer.
<p>
The CSI laser disk player and monitor, along with an Apple Macintosh II, forms what is  called a multi-media station.  With software such as the educational program developed by ABC News, known as <i>ABC News Interactive</i>, one can utilize information i
n the form of software on the computer simultaneously with visual images on the laser disk.
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Faculty, staff, and students are always encouraged to use the facilities available at the CSI.  Stop by and see us in the basement of Fondren.  For more information give us a call at ext. 2877.
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<a name="hours"><h3>Building Hours 1991-1992</h3></a>
<ul>
<li>REGULAR HOURS,		August 26, 1991 - December 17, 1991
<ul><li>	Monday - Thursday 				7:45 AM -  1:00 AM
<li>	Friday,					7:45 AM - 10:00 PM
 <li>	Saturday,		 			9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
<li>	Sunday,				12:00 N  -  1:00 AM
</ul>
<li>LABOR DAY WEEKEND,
<ul><li>	Friday,			August   30,		7:45 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Saturday,		August   31,	10:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Sunday,	September 1,	12:00 N  -  6:00 PM
<li>	Monday,	September 2,	12:00 N  -  6:00 PM
</ul>
<li>MIDTERM RECESS,
<ul><li>	Friday,		October  11,		7:45 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Saturday,		October  12 ,	10:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Sunday,	October  13,	12:00 N  -  6:00 PM
<li>	Monday,	October  14,	9:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Tuesday,		October  15,    	Regular hours resume
</ul>
<li>THANKSGIVING RECESS
<ul><li>	Wednesday,		November 27		7:45 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Thursday,		November 28,		CLOSED
<li>	Friday,			November 29,		10:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Saturday,		November 30,	 	Regular hours resume
</ul>
<li>FINAL EXAMS SCHEDULE
<ul><li>	Sunday,		December  8,		9:00 AM -  1:00 AM
<li>	Monday - Thursday,   	December  9 - 12,	7:45 AM -  1:00 AM
<li>	Friday,			December 13,		7:45 AM - 12:00 M
<li>	Saturday,		December 14,		9:00 AM - 12:00 M
<li>	Sunday,		December 15,		9:00 AM -  1:00 AM
<li>	Monday - Tuesday, 	December 16 - 17,	7:45 AM -  1:00 AM
</ul>
<li>CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS HOLIDAYS
<ul><li>	Wednesday,       	December 18,     	7:45 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Thursday-Friday,	December 19 - 20,	9:00 AM -  6:00 pm
 <li>	Saturday-Sunday,	December 21 - 22,	CLOSED
 <li>	Monday,              	December 23,     	9:00 AM -  6:00 PM
 <li>	Tuesday - Wednesday, December 24 - 25,      	CLOSED
<li>	Thursday - Friday,	December 26 - 27,  	9:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Saturday,		December 28,	  	10:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Sunday,   		December 29,	 	CLOSED
 <li>	Monday - Tuesday,  	December 30 - 31,    	9:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Wednesday,		January   1,        	CLOSED
<li>	Thursday - Friday,	January 2 - 3, 		9:00 AM -  6:00 PM
 <li>	Saturday,		January  4,	    	10:00 AM -  6:00 PM
<li>	Sunday, 		January 5, 	    	Regular hours resume
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<a name="librarians"><h3>Do You Know Your Collection Development Librarian?</h3></a>

Fondren's collections of books and journals in each subject area are ordered and monitored by collection development librarians.  Faculty members in all departments are encouraged to contact their CD librarian with any questions concerning library materia
ls in their subject areas.
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<pre><i>Subject	  	         Librarian		Exten.</I>

Anthropology		Jane Segal		x3802
Architecture		Jet Prendeville		x4832
Biochemistry		Bob Sabin		x3892
Biology			Bob Sabin		x3892
Business		Peggy Shaw		x2801
Civil Eng.		John Hunter		x3892
Chemical Eng.		Bob Sabin		x3892
Chemistry		Bob Sabin		x3892
Classics		Sandi Edwards		x2457
Computer Sci.		Martin Halbert		x2273
Economics		Peggy Shaw		x2801
Education		Jane Segal		x3802
Electrical Eng.		Martin Halbert		x2273
English			Sandi Edwards		x2457
Environ. Eng.		John Hunter		x3892
Art 			Jet Prendeville		x4832
Art History		Jet Prendeville		x4832
French			Sandi Edwards		x2457
Italian			Sandi Edwards		x2457
Geology			John Hunter		x3892
German			Sandi Edwards		x2457
History			Tony Schwartz		x3802
Health 			Bob Sabin		x3892
Linguistics		Sandi Edwards		x2457
Mathematics		Sara Lowman		x2504
Mech. Eng.		John Hunter		x3892
Materials Sci.		John Hunter		x3892
Math Sciences		Martin Halbert		x2273
Music			Bob Follet		x4832
Philosophy		Martin Halbert		x2273
Physics			Sara Lowman		x2504
Political Science	Tony Schwartz		x3802
Psychology		Jane Segal		x3802
Religion		Tony Schwartz		x3802
Slavic Studies		Tony Schwartz		x3802
Sociology		Tony Schwartz		x3802
Spanish			Sandi Edwards		x2457
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<a name="locations"><h3>FONDREN LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS</h3></a>
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<pre>Reference                            285-5113
(1st floor Fondren Library)

Brown Fine Arts Library              527-4832
(3rd floor Fondren Library)

Business Info. Center                527-6062
(1st floor Herring Hall)
Circulation                          527-4021
(1st floor Fondren Library)

Computer Ref. Area                   527-4076
(1st floor Mudd Laboratory)

Fondren Express                      527-8101
(Basement Fondren Library)           ext.2869

Government Pubs.                     285-5483
(Basement Fondren Library)

Interlibrary Loan                    527-8101
(Basement Fondren Library)           ext.2284

Woodson Research Center              527-8101
(1st floor Fondren Library)          ext.2586

Semester and Holiday Library Hours

For information about regular and holiday hours, call 527-4800
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<h2>News From Fondren</h2> <h3>Vol.1 no.2,                          Fall 1992
Fondren Library, Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX, 77251-1892, 713-527-4022
</h3><p>
Published three times a year, in the Spring, Fall and Winter.
<p>
Editor: Kerry Keck (keckker@rice.edu).
Newsletter committee: Barbara Halbert, Jane Segal.
Artist: Scott Gilbert.
Photographer: Gina Walters
<p>
<i>News From Fondren</i> is a copyrighted publication of the Fondren Library, Rice University.  All or part of
<i>News From Fondren</i> may be redistributed, with appropriate credit.
<p>
Statements of fact and opinion appearing in <i>News From Fondren</i> are the responsibility of the authors and do
not imply the endorsement of Rice University.
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