Borrowing Equipment

Service Description

Fondren Library provides equipment for use in the library and individual departments, and for checkout through the Digital Media Commons.

Available for use in Fondren

  • Wifi is available everywhere in the building
  • Public computers (ask for code when checking in at front desk)
  • Rice Network computers (Rice NetID required)
  • Scanning kiosks
  • Specialty scanning devices in the DMC
  • Microform scanners in Kelley Center
  • Color and B&W printers (payment required)
  • Rice networked printers (paid through Rice NetID)
  • Color plotters (paid through Rice NetID)
  • Various legacy media drives/readers in the DMC

Available for checkout at the Fondren Library Service Desk

Loan Period 4 Hours: 

  • USB corded mice
  • Laptop display adapters
  • Laptop and tablet stands
  • Portable battery chargers and cables
  • HDMI & VGA cables
  • Presentation remote controls for monitors

Loan Period 24 Hours:

  • Bike and scooter locks
  • Calculators - graphing and scientific
  • DVD drives
  • USB flash drives

Loan Period 3 Days:

  • Umbrellas

Disposable Items: 

  • Disposable earbuds
  • Disposable earplugs
  • Disposable ponchos

Free to Use in the Library:

Markers, erasers, and whiteboards are available for immediate use on-site. Just return them when you're done for the next person.  

  • Dry erase markers & erasers
  • Personal 24"x18" whiteboards (located on 6th floor and at the Service Desk on the 1st floor.) 

 

Available for checkout for Rice ID Holders in the DMC