At this point, people wishing to enter the library must either present a Rice University identification card, or sign the guest register and present a valid identification card. A Fondren Library building directory is located near the south wall of the security desk. General directional questions can be answered at this desk. The Reserve Room is located on the first floor in the current periodicals room. Materials are placed here by faculty members for use by students.
Loan periods vary as they are defined by the faculty members.
Faculty or teaching assistants may request that materials be placed on reserve online . Reserve materials include books, journal articles, photocopies from reference books, and heavily used materials such as the Consumer Reports Buying Guide , the Physician's Desk Reference, and the NADA Used Car Buying Guide. Recent issues are in the Current Periodicals Room, first floor. Back issues of some titles are available on microfilm. Current issues of U.S. and foreign newspapers are located in the Current Periodicals Room, first floor.