LibGuides: Fondren Owl Perks Guide: Books, Media, and More

Finding streaming videos in OneSearch

Finding Videos/DVDs

You can search Fondren Library's OneSearch for videos and DVDs. Search options include title, author (actor, director, writer, etc), subject and keyword.

DVDs (unless they are on reserve for a class) are located in the South Reading Room on the first floor. Videotapes (unless the catalog record says LSC for location) are shelved at the end of the Reference Collection on the first floor.

Music

Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Naxos Music Library is an unique resource, giving you online access to the entire Naxos catalogue of recordings as well as discs from other major classical labels such as Sony Classical and Deutsche Grammophon. Through a sophisticated online search engine, you can select works by composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre. Playlists also can be created, and you can read insightful information about the works, artists and composers. New releases are continually added to ensure that the music library is always complete and up-to-date. Please note that this resource allows for up to 20 concurrent users. Please logout when exiting.
Medici TV This link opens in a new window
Medici.tv offers over 650 programs of classical music.
Met Opera on Demand This link opens in a new window
"Met Opera on Demand delivers instant access to more than 60 past performances from the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, as well as more than 350 classic full-length video and audio performances."

Current Fiction and Leisure Reading

Fondren Library has many fiction books, from the classics to the latest best sellers. They are in the main collection and in two smaller collections of recent books:

Friends of Fondren Fiction Collection
Leisure Reading Collection which also includes a selection of audio books.

These are shelved against the wall facing the South Reading Room, around the corner from elevator B. Also check the new book shelves in the center of the South Reading Room, especially the Ps, for new and exciting fiction and poetry.

To find books in the general collection, you can search OneSearch by author, book title, or even by subject. To search by subject, look for a topic combined with the term "fiction".

Unlimited access: New York Times & Wall Street Journal

New York Times This link opens in a new window
Access to The New York Times via the web or mobile device.

Note: Setting up an account for first time users or for renewing your digital subscription. (Click on "more").
1) Go to http://accessnyt.com/.
2) Search for "Rice University"
3) If you are setting up an account for the first time, you must use your Rice email for setup. For best practice choose a unique and secure password.
3a) If you are renewing your digital subscription, be sure to use your same account by clicking on "Already have an account? Log on here >>" and sign in with your existing username/password.
4) Check your email for a confirmation from NY Times and click on the link in the email. If you don't see the email, check your spam filter (i.e. Proofpoint). For help with this step click here.
5) Confirm your account is working by going to NYT.com and clicking on 'Account'. You should see 'Digital Subscriber' listed under your username.
6) If you use the NY Times mobile app, log out and back in.

Note: If you continue to have access issues, please contact Fondren Library at http://library.rice.edu/contact.

The library's subscription does not include any of the NYT games, including the NYT Crossword puzzle, but does include Cooking and Wirecutter access.
Wall Street Journal Online This link opens in a new window
Online access to the Wall Street Journal

PLEASE NOTE: For information on how to set up an account for first-time users or to renew your digital subscription (required annually), please click on "more."
To set up an account use the link below. After clicking on the link, you will need to verify that you are an authorized Rice User. Following this, set up your account in the Wall Street Journal form. Do not use your NetID password for setting up the Wall Street Journal account. Instead, create a new password. This account is for setting up and managing your website.

https://partner.wsj.com/partner/riceuniversity

For detailed instructions, go to https://library.rice.edu/wsj

Users will need to refresh their account once a year to ensure their affiliation with Rice University by going to https://wsj.com/rice

After filling in the appropriate information, the user will be told they already have an account and to "sign in here." After clicking this link and signing into their account they should have successfully refreshed their access.

For users using an app for the WSJ, after a year they will have to delete the app, reinstall it and then sign in again.