Administration & Organization

Provides the guidance for the Library's services and role in the University. Supports the daily operations of the Library and its staff.

Circulation & Reserves

Manages records of collection use and building access by general community users, course reserve readings, and shelving/reshelving of print library materials.

Collection Development

Builds and manages information collections in all formats

Library Service Center
Provides off-site, preservation housing for low-use library materials

Document Delivery

Obtains loans or copies of materials from around the world to supplement local library resources.

Center for Digital Scholarship

Supports projects and activities for creating, disseminating and preserving digital scholarship at Rice.

• Digital Media Center
  Supports the use of multimedia in teaching, research and creative expression by providing tools, equipment and training (including short courses). Located in Herring 129.
  

Friends of Fondren Library

Seeks to heighten community and alumni interest in Fondren Library and to support academic programs at Rice University by funding library collections and facilities.

Kelley Center for Government Information and Microforms

Offers access and service for microform materials, patents and trademarks, U.S. and Texas State government information materials.

GIS / Data Center
Provides geographic information systems software and data assistance.

Reference Department

Provides research assistance and instruction in the use of library resources.

Technical Services

Manages all business fuctions relating to the acquisition, inventory and preservation of library collections regardless of media or format.

Woodson Research Center

Stewards the rarest of library artifacts, while assembling and organizing the institutional records of Rice University.