FEDERAL

As the Federal Depository Library for the 7th Congressional District of the State of Texas, Fondren provides free public access to publications from all branches of the U.S. government in a variety of formats. ...more

PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS

As one of five Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries in Texas, Fondren provides free public access to patent and trademark materials and offers training in patent searching and trademark searching. ...more

STATE

Fondren Library receives Texas state government publications as a Texas State Depository Library. Many of these publications are located in the main Fondren stacks, but some are in the Government Publications stacks in Fondren's basement. ...more

LOCAL

Fondren's local page includes links to government-related information from Houston and Harris county and to a directory of official state, county, and city government Web sites. ...more

INTERNATIONAL

Fondren's international documents collections include United Nations publications, British Parliamentary Papers, and other collections. ...more

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS DATA

The GIS/Data Center provides GIS data and services to the Rice University Community. GIS publications received through the Federal Depository Library Program are available to the public. ...more

MAPS

Our paper map collection includes USGS and DMA maps. We also keep a vertical file of road/street maps. ...more