Fondren Digital Scholarship Services

Amy Ferguson serves as the GIS Support Specialist at Fondren Library, where she manages the day-to-day functions of the GIS/Data Center. At Rice, she provides GIS training through short courses and one-on-one instruction, manages and trains student employees and researchers, and consults on GIS projects. Prior to joining Rice, Amy served the geospatial intelligence community as an Army Officer, taught lab courses in the geospatial sciences at the University of Virginia, and conducted geospatial research and analysis for environmental restoration initiatives. She is a Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) and received an MS in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia and a BS in Geology from The College of William and Mary.

Anna Xiong serves as the Government Information Coordinator at Fondren Library. She combines expertise in government information and data to lead, shape and guide government information services at Fondren Library.  She manages the library’s government documents, maps, and microforms collections and serves as the liaison to the Federal Depository Library Program. She also serves as a liaison to the Sociology Department. She provides reference and research assistance, as well as library instruction services. She collaborates across the library, university, and other organizations to develop innovative services and promote the use and preservation of government information. Before joining Fondren Library, she was Associate Professor at Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, worked as Government Information Unit Head for 15 years, and managed a large selective U.S. Federal Depository Library, coordinating all government documents services and activities across the library. She had an extensive public service knowledge and experience of providing specialized and general library reference and instruction services, serving as subject liaison to social science departments. She had a continuous record of teaching, professional services, as well as research and publications, including presentations and exhibits, peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed journal articles, book and book chapters, etc. She has been active in a variety of library, professional committees at national, state, regional, and local levels, as a leader or member. She has received numerous national awards due to leadership and/or services. She holds an M.A. in Library Science from Indiana University Bloomington, a B.A. and second M.A. in German Language and Literature.