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Rice University Regional Information and Communication Exchange (R.i.C.E.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 060
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

Documents related to the daily business of the Regional Information & Communication Exchange (R.i.C.E.), including reports, correspondence, meeting minutes and notes, publicity materials, and a historical narrative of the department.

Dates

  • 1966 - 1997

Creator

Access Restriction

This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish materials from the RiCE records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Historical Sketch

The Regional Information & Communication Exchange (R.i.C.E.) was established in 1967 as a fee-based information service operating as a cost-recovery center within the division of community services of Fondren Library. It provided library and research services and document retrieval for the nonacademic community that would otherwise not have access to the exceptional resources of a university library. Most clients were Houston-based companies utilizing the service to supplement their corporate libraries and information centers, or use as an off-site company resource. The cost-effective resource offered its technical expertise of reference and document-retrieval specialists by offering accurate, current and complete information mainly through electronic means.

Revolutionary changes in how information is retrieved via the internet plus economic upheaval in how businesses function forced the closure of RiCE in December 2003.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

Documents related to the daily business of the Regional Information & Communication Exchange (R.i.C.E.), which was established in 1967 as a fee-based information service operating as a cost-recovery center within the division of community services of Fondren Library. RiCE closed in December 2003.

Arrangement

Missing Title

  1. Series I: Founding and history, 1966-1997
  2. Series II: Reports and manuals, 1969-1988
  3. Series III: Promotional materials, 1968-1987
  4. Series IV: General business operations, 1969-1997
  5. Series V: Advisory Board & Council, 1967-1998
  6. Series VI: Celebrations, 1987-1997

Acquisition Information

Randy Tibbits, Document Delivery Team Leader, transfered the papers in December 2004. The materials were housed in the former offices of RiCE (Document Delivery area), Fondren Library.

Related Material

See also Regional Information & Communication Exchange (RiCE) information file.

General Physical Description note

2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Title
Guide to the Rice University Regional Information and Communication Exchange (R.i.C.E.) Records, 1966-1997
Status
Completed
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA