Overview
The Technical Services area of Fondren Library comprises three departments:
- Acquisitions
- Cataloging and Metadata Services
- Preservation Services
Not open to the general public, these three units work behind the scenes to perform a multitude of essential functions.
Our Services
- Purchasing and receiving materials chosen by Collection Development librarians
- Adding records to the catalog when materials are ordered
- Cataloging items when they arrive
- Maintaining the online catalog
- Receiving and binding of periodicals
- Maintaining electronic journals
- Processing of theses and dissertations
- Maintaining the collection
- Preserving the entire collection
- Participating in digital library projects
- Licensing materials
eresources@rice.edu
713-348-5219 Main
713-348-4811 Acquisitions
713-348-2568 Cataloging & Metadata
713-348-2602 Preservation Services
713-348-5219 Main
713-348-4811 Acquisitions
713-348-2568 Cataloging & Metadata
713-348-2602 Preservation Services