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The News from Fondren, a newsletter published 1991-2021, was dedicated to Rice University's Fondren Library staff news and events. The newsletter heightened awareness around the campus of Fondren Library events and featured staff articles on current Fondren Library services, new services offered to patrons, and new library staff.
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Item News From Fondren: Volume 15, Number 2, Spring 2006(Rice University, 2006) Fondren LibraryFirst-Floor Space Opened -- Distinguished Fellow Award -- Rare Science Works Acquired -- Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt -- Students Taught GIS Use -- New Staff Member -- Did You Know? -- Alumni Service BegunItem News From Fondren: Volume 30, No. 2, Spring 2021(Rice University, 2021) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityFondren Safely Monitors Building Traffic -- Expanding Histories: Shining a Light on Underserved Communities -- Students Document the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience Through Interviews -- Celebrating Pleasantville Through Stories -- Dark Archive Provides Backup Plan for Journal Content -- Zotero File Syncing Storage Now Unlimited -- Course Reserves Now Located in Canvas -- Long-time Art and Architecture Librarian Retires -- Business Information Center Librarian Retires -- Fondren Supports Open Educational Resources -- Library Gets Creative on Sprinkle Days -- The Campbell Family From Donegal to Texas -- New Milestones in Shepherd School Performance Digitization -- Honoring Rice Authors, Editors, Composers and Artists -- Books That Shaped My World -- The Pandemic PivotItem News From Fondren: Volume 30, No. 1, Fall 2020(Rice University, 2020) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Fondren’s Official Reopening in August -- Powerful Art on View at Fondren -- Student Exhibits Explore Black Life on Campus -- Green Team Wins ALA Grant and Hosts Environmental Justice Panel Discussion -- Fondren Library Staff and Rice Volunteers Promote Civic Engagement on Campus -- Classes and Reference Assistance Pivot Online -- Fondren 101 Goes Online -- Black Lives Matter Research Guide and DEI Initiatives at Fondren -- Serials Catalog Librarian Retires -- Postdoctoral Research Associate in African American Data Curation Arrives -- Staff Added to Support Electronic Resources -- Shapiro Library Staff Award Celebrated Virtually -- Fondren Library Supporting Research in Rice’s History and Legacy -- University Administrators Reflect on COVID Measures at Friends’ Annual Meeting -- Owl Together Homecoming Concert -- Friends of Fondren Library Enjoy Virtual TravelItem News From Fondren: Volume 29, No. 2, Spring 2020(Rice University, 2020) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Pandemic Shifts Library Services, Not Mission -- Fondren Fellows Digital Humanities Showcase -- Fondren Wants You to Vote -- Inspired by the19th Amendment -- Software Carpentry Builds Skills -- OneSearch Tips and Tricks -- Library Service Center Expansion in Progress -- Remote Research Help on Library Website: COVID-19 Expansion -- Coming Soon: Research Hub -- Farewell to Carroll Blue, Inspiring Community Artist -- Fondren Welcomes New Metadata Analyst -- New Head of Special Collections Is a Familiar Face -- Murray Dickson Donation -- Igor Stravinsky Archive Available for Researchers -- Woodson Research Center Acquires Professor’s Historic Collection -- Filipino American Oral Histories and Archives Reveal Tales of Identity and Community -- Celebrating Rice’s Authors, Editors, Composers and Artists -- Ruth J. Simmons Evokes the Power of Reading -- Gala Rescheduled for March 26, 2021Item News From Fondren: Volume 29, No. 1, Fall 2019(Rice University, 2019) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Library Outreach to First Generation College Students -- Student Advisory Groups Contribute Insights to Fondren Library -- Fondren Provides Video Streaming Services in a New Way -- Rice Media Center Film Comes Alive -- Update on Oral Histories at Woodson -- Data @ Rice: Fondren Offers Research Data Services -- Digital Scholarship Services Launches Blog and Newsletter -- New and Improved Fondren 101 -- Brown Fine Arts Library Upgrade -- Fondren Celebrates Constitution Day -- Fondren Welcomes Government Documents Coordinator -- New Role for Scott Vieira -- Back to Texas: New GIS Support Specialist -- New Electronic Resources Librarian Arrives -- Acquisitions Strengthens Accounting Expertise -- Acquisitions Head Retires With Honors -- Fondren Supports Faculty Open Access Books Through TOME -- 1619 Exhibit: Slavery Materials From the Woodson Research Center -- Buddhist Art Encyclopedia Added in Chinese and English -- Fondren’s Newest Electronic Resources -- Ways to Support Fondren Library -- Friends Annual Meeting and Membership Dinner Held -- Honoring Rice Authors, Editors, Composers and Artists -- Books That Shaped My World Series in 2019 -- Woodson Set of Limited Editions Now CompleteItem News From Fondren: Volume 28, No. 2, Spring 2019(Rice University, 2019) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: New Library Management and Discovery Systems Bring Changes to Fondren -- Grant-Funded Data Literacy Workshops Pair Fondren and Kinder Institute -- Symposium on Convict Leasing -- Got Feedback? Visit the Library Outreach Table -- Fondren Supports Voter Registration -- DMC Supporting Virtual Reality Work at Rice -- How Primo Will Affect Some Popular User Activities -- Fondren Enhances PDFs for Accessibility -- New QR Codes at Fondren Library -- Student Journals at Fondren -- Sandi Edwards Assumes Broader Roleat Fondren -- New Senior Metadata Assistant -- A Rice Institute Doughboy and a French Poilu: Remembering World War I -- Cherry Reading Series Brings Author Kiese Laymon and Others to Rice -- Cataloging Fondren’s Tibetan Loose leaf Books -- The Saga of Schomburg’s ‘Black Manhattan’ -- Friends of Fondren Library Gala -- Honoring Rice’s Authors, Editors, Composers and ArtistsItem News From Fondren: Volume 28, No. 1, Fall 2018(Rice University, 2018) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Fondren’s Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Archives Featured in Museum Exhibition -- Reginald Moore Convict Leasing Research Collection Lends Context to Recent Discovery of Graves -- Fondren Library Provides Inspiration for Library School Intern -- Shepherd School Recording Digitization Expands -- Code Accompanying Research Articles Now Freely Available in IEEE Xplore -- New Library Catalog and Discovery System Arrives August 2019 -- Faculty Direct Expands Delivery of Materials to Faculty and Senior Administrators -- October Publishing Workshop at Fondren Library -- Fondren Fellows Program Secures $2 Million Gift from Maltsberger Trust -- Keck Retires From Helming Fondren’s Research Services -- Kelley Center Head Departs -- Numbers Are Her Thing: Fondren Welcomes New Data and Government Information Librarian -- New Electronic Resources Assistant -- Staff Award -- Wheatfield Plays to Rice Crowd Again -- Fondren Fostering “Roots” at Rice with Storybox events -- Fondren Fellows Program Secures $2 Million Gift from Maltsberger Trust -- A New Home for Leisure Reading -- The Art of Mapmaking at Woodson -- Friends Meet to Hear Rosenthal Reflect on Life at Rice -- Books That Shaped My World -- Meet the Author: Honor BoundItem News From Fondren: Volume 27, No. 2, Spring 2018(Rice University, 2018) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Fondren Library Supports the Jain Studies Program at Rice -- Humanitarian Mapathon -- Who Can Forget Harvey -- Creating an Undergraduate Journal at Rice: Rice Historical Review -- Fondren in the News at Instruction Conference -- Fondren Launches Data and Donuts Training Series -- Fondren Digital Object Identifier Services -- Increased Visibility for Reporting E-resources Problems -- New and Improved Services -- Fondren Owl Perks Guide -- Behind the Scenes and in Front of the Curtain -- Elka Has Left the Building -- Digital Media Commons Comeback: Jonathan Rivera -- New DMC Role for Mario Norton -- A Familiar Face: Mira Greene -- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Archive at Fondren Library -- Welcome to the Stravinsky Collection -- Making Friends at FondrenItem News From Fondren: Volume 27, No. 1, Fall 2017(Rice University, 2017) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Preserving Houston’s Jewish History -- Houston Archives Bazaar Celebrates Houston History -- Fondren Library Provides Crucial Services in Harvey’s Aftermath -- Fondren Boosts Undergraduate Creative Writing at Rice -- Oral History Collections Get a Beautiful Boost -- Reading Ejournals is Easier With BrowZine -- Student Ambassador Photo Diaries -- Fondren Adds New Mothers’ Room -- Fondren Library and Student Workers Collaborate for Success -- Staff Presentations and Publications -- Staff Retirements -- Library Spotlights Turkish Music -- Fondren Homecoming Event Celebrates Houston Folk Music Archive -- Update on Access to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal -- Sacred Zoroastrian Texts in Facsimile Added to Fondren -- Books That Shaped My World -- Friends of Fondren Library Holds Annual MeetingItem News From Fondren: Volume 26, No. 2, Spring 2017(Rice University, 2017) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this issue: Fondren Library Hosts Data Rescue Houston -- Remember That Band? -- Fondren Has A Mascot -- Fondren Fellows Program Offers -- Research Opportunities to Students -- Between Decisions: Collaboration in the Study of Gender and Race at Rice -- Advances in Library Convenience -- Fondren Participates in Resilient Networks Grant -- New Metadata Coordinator: Connecting the Dots -- In Memory of Edward ‘Mike’ Kelley Jr. -- Kelly Center Adds Staff Member -- Fondren Library Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Federal Depository Library Program -- Recent Digital Acquisitions at Fondren -- Fondren Library Celebrates The Oh Project Collection -- Fondren and Knowledge Unlatched -- Make Scholarship Open -- Newly Purchased Atlas and Energy Maps -- Poulenc: the Man and His Music, Part III -- Recent Books That Shaped My World Lectures -- Friends Gala Supports Fondren LibraryItem News From Fondren: Volume 26, No. 1, Fall 2016(Rice University, 2016) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Woodson Research Center Trains Students for Public Humanities Initiative -- Library Ambassadors Bring Fondren to Each College -- Social Media Makeover -- The DMC Studios: Helping Bring Projects to Life -- Digital Frontiers Conference Hosted at Rice -- Guerrilla User Experience (UX) Testing -- Student Input Powers Library Renovations -- Freshmen Discover Fondren -- Kelley Center Head Wins Award -- Acquisitions Coordinator Retires -- Friends of Fondren Library Welcomes New Executive Director --Constitution Day 2016 at Fondren -- Music Librarian Heads East to Build Collection -- Houston Folk Music Archive Adds Dobson Collection -- Artwork on the Move in Fondren -- Friends Plan Spring Gala -- Meet the Author Series Features Problem-SolverItem News From Fondren: Volume 25, No. 2, Spring 2016(Rice University, 2016) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this issue: Snatching Gems From the Ash Heap: Saving the KTRU Tapes -- Concert Celebrates Music of Difference -- Celebrating 50 Years of Black Undergraduate Life at Rice -- Library Contributes User Experience Assessment for Learning Management System -- Meet the Author Series: A Campus Collaboration -- Oversized Illustrations Reunited With Their Texts in the Institutional Repository -- ORCID: A Useful Tool to Resolve Authorship Confusion -- Fondren Library Renovates First-Floor Reading Room -- Improvements in Access Services -- New Leadership for Access Services -- New Collection Assessment and Engineering Librarian -- Preservation Assistant Retires -- Who Needs Superheroes? Our Extraordinary Volunteers -- Books That Shaped My World -- Fondren Librarians Take On SXSW -- The Man Behind the Music: Francis PoulencItem News From Fondren: Volume 24, No. 2, Spring 2015(Rice University, 2015) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this issue: Lynda Crist and the Jefferson Davis Papers: The Library Connection -- Rice Readers Group Celebrates 10th Anniversary -- Digital Curation Lab Opens -- Fondren Provides Expanded Access to Energy Records -- Library Improves Access to Early English Books -- Fondren Adds Scanners -- Remembering John Hunter -- New Head of the Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services -- New Electronic Resources Librarian: Rising to the Challenge -- Social Science/Humanities Librarian Retires -- Digital Media Commons Moves Back to Fondren Library Building -- Streaming Video at Fondren -- Important Francis Poulenc Archive Arrives at Fondren -- Rice Digital Scholarship Archive Updates -- Scientific American Archive Added -- Friends of Fondren Library Gala -- Fondren Library Supports Common Reading ProgramItem News From Fondren: Volume 25, No. 1, Fall 2015(Rice University, 2015) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityIn this Issue: Local Activist Donates Resources on -- Convict Leasing -- Save Your Stuff: Independent Music Edition -- Open Access Developments @ Rice -- For Love of the Dome -- What is a Bento Box? -- News from the Kelley Center for Government -- InforItem News From Fondren: Volume 24, No.1, Fall 2014(Rice University, 2014-11) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityFondren's Bird Books -- Fondren Helps Mint New Librarians -- High School Student Wins With Fondren -- Humanities Research Center and Fondren in the News -- Get a Room: The Birth of a New Room Reservation System at Fondren -- Meet the Wizards Behind the CuItem News From Fondren: Volume 23, No. 2, Spring 2014(Rice University, 2014) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityWhere Do Students Study in Fondren? -- Staff Member Leads Chicago Tour With Help From GIS/Data Center -- Genealogy Resources at Rice -- Communication: Let Me Count the Ways -- From the Moon to Fondren -- Borrow It Now -- Service Eases Lending of E-Books -Item News From Fondren: Volume 6, No. 3, Spring 1997(Rice University, 1997) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityItem News From Fondren: Volume 6, No. 2, Winter 1997(Rice University, 1997) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityItem News From Fondren: Volume 6, No. 1, Fall 1996(Rice University, 1996) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice UniversityItem News From Fondren: Volume 5, No. 4, Spring 1996(Rice University, 1996) Fondren Library; Houston, Tex.:Rice University