Rice University Regional Information and Communication Exchange (R.i.C.E.) Records
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
- Creation: 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
Abstract
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
- Series I: Founding and history, 1966-1997
- Series II: Reports and manuals, 1969-1988
- Series III: Promotional materials, 1968-1987
- Series IV: General business operations, 1969-1997
- Series V: Advisory Board & Council, 1967-1998
- 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.
General Physical Description note
2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Subject
- Tibbits, Randy (Person)
- 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
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu