Services

Assistance

Accessibility Services

Fondren strives to make the library accessible to all its users. Check out our services.

Custom Map Design

The GDC can create custom map designs for classroom learning or for use in publication.

DMC Assistance

The Digital Media Commons offers individual and work assistance by appointment.

Donor & Community Consultations

Woodson Research Center can provide expert advice on personal archiving, donating or selling items, donating A/V materials or appraising collections.

Faculty Assistance

Fondren Library provides instructional and research services for Rice Faculty.

GIS Assistance

The GIS/Data Center offers individual assistance by appointment.

GIS Consulting

The GDC can consult on your mapping project.

Off-Campus Access to Online Resources

Trying to access online resources while off-campus? You will be required to sign into the library's EZproxy service.

Office of Information Technology Student Computing Consultants

OIT has Student Computing Consultants located at the Reference Desk on the first floor of Fondren Library.

Preservation Services

Fondren does not provide preservation services to the public, but are some resources for taking care of your own private collection.

Student Assistance

Fondren Library is here to help Rice Graduate and Undergraduate Students with their research.

Woodson Scanning Assistance

Woodson Research Center can assist patrons with scanning items from the archives, rare book, or manuscript collections.

Borrowing

Alumni Services

Rice Alumni have access to selected Fondren Library resources through an agreement with the Association of Rice Alumni.

Borrowing Equipment

Fondren Library has a variety of equipment for checkout or use while in the building.

Borrowing Materials

Understand your borrowing responsibilities, loan periods and associated fines with a Rice ID.

Course Materials

Library books, articles, videos and other materials placed on hold for a university course at Fondren Library.

Document Delivery

Rice Faculty and Senior University Administrators can get journal articles and books pulled from the stacks and put on hold.

Houston Institutional Borrowers

Even if you're not affiliated with Rice University directly, you may still be able to borrow items from Fondren Library. See if you're eligible...

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

When an item you need is not owned by Fondren Library, or is unavailable, you may request to borrow the item from another library.

Library Membership Benefits

Not affiliated with Rice? Get borrowing privileges by joining the Friends of Fondren Library.

Recall, Renew & Return Items

Want a book that's currently checked out? Did you receive an email that an item you have is recalled? Here's what to do...

Reserve, Check out, and Return DMC Equipment

DMC has 77 different types of equipment available for checkout to Rice ID Holders.

Collections

Draft - Materials Purchase

Fondren Library welcomes suggestions for the collection.

Leisure Reading & Audio Books

Entertaining contemporary fiction and non-fiction books compliment Fondren's large collection of research materials.

Microforms

Located in the basement of Fondren Library, the Kelley Center houses over 200 major microform collections

Rare Books

Woodson Research Center contains more than 35,000 volumes including a number of named collections.

Retired Faculty Services

Retired faculty may be able to access select electronic resources from off-campus.

Rice University Archives

The William Ward Watkin and Annie Ray Watkin University Archives contain the historical records of Rice University.

Rice University's Archived Websites - Archive-IT

Access dozens of Rice University's websites from the past. The Archive-IT service automatically archives past versions of campus websites.

Special Collections

There are more than 1,000 manuscript collections in the Woodson Research Center that focus on the history of Texas and the Greater Houston area, politics, entrepreneurship, oil and gas, architecture, women’s history, and fine and performing arts.

Subject Specialists / Librarians

Librarian specialists, who serve as liaisons to each academic department on campus, are available by e-mail, phone or appointment to assist you.

Research

Fondren Library Publishing Support

Publishing services at Fondren Library align with the library’s efforts to deepen the impact and visibility of Rice research.

Rice Research Repository Policies and Procedures

Rice Research Repository Policies and Procedures

Sharing Data

Data Repositories

Sharing Research Data via the Rice Research Repository

The Rice Research Repository (R-3) will host data associated with Rice research projects.

Spaces

Baby Changing Station

Fondren has a unisex bathroom with a changing table for your baby.

Digital Curation Lab

The Digital Curation Lab is a collaborative workspace for digitization, digital curation, and data management projects.

Mothers' Room

A quiet room for nursing mothers for pumping and/or nursing.

Scanning & Printing

Fondren Library has printers and scanners available for all users.

Study Carrels & Lockers

Fondren offers reserved, personal study spaces in the library with convenient locations, ideal for heavy research.

Study Room Reservations

Fondren Library has over 40 private study rooms available for checkout to Rice ID Holders.