The TexShare card program is an agreement among several libraries which allows users of TexShare libraries to directly borrow from other TexShare libraries. Using a TexShare card HCU faculty, staff and currently enrolled students can borrow books in person from participating libraries. The number of books that can be borrowed is limited by the policies of the TexShare libraries. A TexShare card can be obtained at the Reference Desk or the Circulation Desk along with a list of the local libraries that participate in the TexShare program. Rice University does not participate in the TexShare card program. You can view this map to see the libraries that particpate in the card program within a 20 mile radius of HCU.
Borrowing from Rice University
To borrow books from Rice University a HCU current student, faculty or staff must come to the Moody library reference desk and get approved to borrow at Rice. Librarians can assist patrons with finding book citations in the Rice University catalog. The agreement between Rice and HCU allows our faculty, staff and students to borrow up to four books at a time. The books can be returned to the Moody library at HCU or Rice’s library. You must come to the Moody library’s reference desk and get approval before you will be able to borrowing from Rice in person.
Any books borrowed from Rice University in person could also be requested through regular Interlibrary loan as described in the top section.
Class Reserves:
Class reserves by are kept at the Circulation Desk.
Place Items on Reserve (for Faculty)
Library Reserve Request Form