Senior Library Associate, Business Information Center
Business Information Center
Gilbert & Ruth Whitaker
Business Information Center (BIC)
Summer 2025 Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday, Closed
Juneteenth Holiday, Thursday - Friday, June 19 - 20, 2025, Closed
Independence Day Holiday, Friday, July 4, 2025, Closed
Spring and Fall Semester Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 9:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday 12:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:
Room 210, McNair Hall, Loop Road
Rice University
713-348-6062
For research assistance or questions, email jgsbic@rice.edu.
The Gilbert & Ruth Whitaker Business Information Center (BIC) is located on the second floor of McNair Hall in suite 210. It includes a large reading room, an online resource room, and an additional study space containing reference materials and journals. The BIC’s name honor’s the Jones Graduate School of Business's fourth dean, Gilbert R. Whitaker and his wife, Ruth.
Resources for Students
Access to these resources requires users to login with their Rice NetID and password.
Fondren Library | Library Catalog
Journals: Rice libraries provide access to a large number and variety of online fulltext journals. The scope of the collection is broad with excellent coverage in art, business, economics, engineering, literature, music, natural sciences and social sciences.
Databases:
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- Best Databases For Searching Journals
- Best Places for Company Information
- Best Place to Find Financials
- Best Places For Management Info
- Best Places for Marketing Information
- Business Information Center--Online Guide for MBA@Rice and Others
- Census Data
- Energy Resources @ Rice
- Factiva Advanced Searching Guide
- Global Health
- Government Information
- Industry Information
- Job Search
- NAICS and SIC Codes
- Nonprofit Resources
- Private Company Information
- Public Company Information
- Ratio Analysis
- Other Library Guides @ Rice
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