Fondren Library has printers and scanners available for all users. Rice Network printers are for use by Rice University students, faculty, and staff (require a Rice NetID), and our public printers and free scanners are for all library users.
Rice Network Printers
| Queue name | Location | Cost per page | Features | Rice NetID required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fondren1 | ground floor, adjacent to Reference Desk | $0.07 | black and white, letter | yes |
| fondren2 | ground floor, adjacent to Reference Desk | $0.07 | black and white, letter | yes |
| fondrencolor | ground floor, adjacent to Reference Desk | $0.35 | color, letter, ($0.50 duplex color) | yes |
| fondrencolor | ground floor, adjacent to Reference Desk | $1.00 | color, tabloid (11x17) | yes |
All Rice Network printers are administered by the Office of Information Technology. You may read more about printing at Rice on the OIT KnowledgeBase. Kindly direct any questions or issues about printing on Rice Network printers to the Help Desk at 713-348-HELP (4357) or helpdesk@rice.edu.
Please use double-sided printing when possible. It costs the same for a black and white letter-size (fondren1 or fondren2) printing page whether single or double-sided! You will save money, paper, and the environment.
Public Printers
Things you need to use black and white public printers:
- Public computer access codes - these are available from the reception desk at the East Entrance or the Service Desk.
- Once you have an access code, you may log in to any of our public computers to print.
- You may obtain up to 20 black and white prints from the printer near the Reference area when printing from a public computer with an access code.
How to print
- Use the computer access code to log in to one of the public computers located near the first-floor Reference Desk, or the Kelley Center Information Desk in the basement.
- Open what you would like to print with Adobe reader, webmail, Google Docs, etc.
- Choose File > Print.
- Select the print range, number of copies, etc., and click print twice.
- Your print job will be sent to the printer located on the wall near Stair E.
Digital Media Commons Printers
Printing services at the DMC are only for Rice students, faculty, and staff. Payment for printing may be made by patron's Esther account or Interdepartmental Transfer.
Print is limited to 50 pages as our printer is not a high-volume printer. It overheats when printing a large print job.
For a print job over 50 pages, please use the Document Center in the Jones Graduate School of Business, located on the fourth floor of McNair Hall. The Document Center provides copying and printing services for the entire campus.
Standard Document printing
Rice students:
| Size | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Letter (8.5"x11") | B & W (Simplex/Duplex) | $.10 |
| Color Simplex | $.25 | |
| Color Duplex | $.50 | |
| Tabloid(11”X17”) | B & W (Simplex/Duplex) | $.20 |
| Color Simplex | $.50 | |
| Color Duplex | $1.00 |
Interdepartmental transfers:
| Size | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Letter (8.5"x11") | B & W (Simplex/Duplex) | $.06 |
| Color Simplex | $.15 | |
| Color Duplex | $.30 | |
| Tabloid(11”X17”) | B & W (Simplex/Duplex) | $.12 |
| Color Simplex | $.30 | |
| Color Duplex | $.59 |
Large format printing
Visit the Poster Cost Calculator page for prices and cost.
3D printing
Although Fondren Library does not have 3D printing services, they are available on campus.
Jones School Business Information Center (BIC) Printers
The BIC charges for printing but is not connected to the OIT print server. The BIC sells print cards in $2.00 and $5.00 denominations. The charge per print is $0.05. The print cards have a username and password which are used to print.
Scan
Public Scanners
- There are five scanning stations on the first floor available for use at no cost. Patrons may email, save to USB, or create a QR code to save and send scans.
- The Click Mini (face-up scanner) has a scanning area of 22 x 16 in.
- The Bookedge (face-down scanner) has a scanning area of 12 x 17 in.
Jones Business Information Center Scanners
- 1 document feed scanner
- 1 flatbed scanner
Digital Media Commons Scanners
- 3 Film & Slide scanner
- 2 Oversize scanner (11"x17")
Microform Scanners
- The Kelley Center has microform scanners that can scan to a USB drive or produce a print for $0.10 per page, cash paid to the Information Desk staff.