Library by the Numbers:
Access Services
Collections and Resources
Data: E-Resources
Data: LSC Numbers
Rice News Articles
Sam Byrd - Aug. 26, 2024
Fondren recognizes Anna Shparberg as 2024 Shapiro Award winner
Andrew Bell - Sep. 16, 2024
Andrew Bell - Oct. 1, 2024
Fondren Library increases access to Rice research
Andrew Bell - Nov. 15, 2024
Fondren Library event celebrates Owls with published works in 2024
Andrew Bell - Feb. 3, 2025
‘A time to celebrate’: Students enjoy annual Lunar New Year festivities at Fondren
Andrew Bell - Jan. 31, 2025
Fondren Library celebrates Black History Month with ‘Archiving Black Intellectual Histories’ project
Andrew Bell - Jan. 29, 2025
Rain garden takes root at Fondren Library through collaborative sustainability project
Andrew Bell - Jun. 13, 2025
Andrew Bell - Sep. 30, 2025
Social Media
Engagements: 51,366, Engagement Rate : 6.1%
Total Posts: 815
Post Link Clicks: +158.2%
Shares: 5,271
Audience: 4,790 (+15.9%); Net Audience Growth: 677
DMs Received on IG: 809
Website Data
325,436 Total Session (+1.7%)
81.39% Engagement Rate (+ 47.48%)
264,886 Engaged Sessions (+50.04%)
125,947 Total Unique Devices/Users
876,071 Page Views (+69.11%)
114,109 Form Submissions
Electronic Resources
Fondren users accessed electronic resources (online journals, ebooks, streaming videos, images, etc.) 1,419,625 times in FY25. Our electronic collections consisted of 1,994,091 ebooks, 139,151 journals, 478,806 streaming videos or audio files, and 700 databases.
LSC by the #s (Jan 2025-Sept 2025)
LSC total requests so far in 2025: 4044
Circ desk: 1914
WRC: 2070
MFAH: 60
LSC ACCESSIONED/PROCESSED SO FAR IN 2025: 67.442
• Much of this is from BFAL move/renovation.
LSC TOTAL INVENTORY: 1,319,774