The Rice Library adopted a digital-first acquisition model in 2021. This model ensures access to all resources for all students and faculty regardless of geographic location or physical abilities. As a result, electronic holdings have grown drastically while print holdings have remained relatively unchanged.
Since some resources are unavailable digitally, the library is happy to fill student or faculty requests for access to print materials at a distance via the following means:
Resources from each of these eBook databases are discoverable through fUSIon, our multi-resource discovery layer.