R-3 Repository

Rice University Research Repository

The Rice Research Repository (R-3) provides access to research produced at Rice University, including theses and dissertations, journal articles, research center publications, datasets, and academic journals. Managed by Fondren Library, R-3 is indexed by Google and Google Scholar, follows best practices for preservation, and provides DOIs to facilitate citation. Woodson Research Center collections, including Rice Images and Documents and the Task Force on Slavery, Segregation, and Racial Injustice, have moved here.

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Low Wood Plantation

(2024) Smith, James; Brazosport Archaeological Society

In this overview of the history of Low Wood Plantation, the author presents information derived from archival research covering geographical location, shifting ownership over time, biographical and genealogical information on owners, the current status of Low Wood Plantation, measures of agricultural productivity and inventory, and information about enslaved people and other forms of captive labor. The item contains maps, census data, sketches, tax and court records, photographs, banknotes, Texas state legislation, newspaper articles and advertisements, billing records, diary entries and lists of deed records.

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Student Enrollment and Mobility During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research) Pham, Annie; Thomas, Tori; Hood, Stacey; Horne, Autumn

The Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) examined patterns of student mobility, specifically students changing schools or school districts, in Houston-area school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this brief examined whether and how student mobility networks in Houston-area school districts changed during the pandemic.

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Coffee & Quality Case Study #2: Alexander Jewish Family Service

(Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the United Way of Greater Houston, 2024) Potter, Dan; Williams, Lee; Perez, Katherine; Davison, Jessica

The Kinder Institute for Urban Research and United Way of Greater Houston created a program called Coffee & Quality Case Study that works with designated United Way organizations to 1) identify ways to build and bolster the organization's current data-collecting practices and 2) use data to understand and improve program outcomes. The second Coffee & Quality Case Study focused on Alexander Jewish Family Services, a nonprofit working with individuals of all ages located in southwest Houston.

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Gender by the Book: 21st Century French Children's Literature

(Taylor & Francis, 2024) Fette, Julie

Gender by the Book investigates the gender representations that French children’s literature transmits to readers today. Using an interdisciplinary, mixed methods approach, this book grounds its literary analysis in a socio-historical examination of three key institutions – libraries, book clubs, and subscription magazines – that circulate reading material to children. It shows how French policies, cultural beliefs, and market forces influence the content of children’s literature, including tensions between State support for unprofitable artistic endeavors and a belief in children’s right to high-quality products on the one hand, and suspicion of activism as anathema to creativity and fear of losing boy readers on the other. In addition, the notion of universalism, which asserts that equality is best achieved when society is blind to differences, thwarts a diverse and equitable array of literary representations. Nevertheless, conditions are favorable for 21st-century French children’s publishers to offer a robust body of richly entertaining egalitarian literature for children.

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Federal Depository Library Leading the Way of Civic Engagement

(U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2024-10) Xiong, Anna

Federal Depository Libraries have the strong potential to continue serving as a civic leader in the digital age. This poster highlights Rice University's Fondren Library and its five-year journey to becoming a strong civic engagement leader on campus. It will feature charts, tables, and infographics showcasing Fondren Library's growing efforts, achievements, and service statistics, along with event photos, links to resources and materials, ideas, experience and suggestions for enhancing civic engagement. While the poster aims to inspire Federal Depository Libraries, it can serve as a model for any library seeking to take on a leadership role in civic engagement.