All members of the University community are eligible for accounts. All incoming students are given e-mail accounts, and training is available for the use of the electronic mail systems. When an account is issued, users are required to sign a Computing Resources Access Agreement indicating that they understand the responsibilities of owning a computer account and agree to abide by the stated rules and policies. All dorm rooms are directly connected to the campus backbone by an Ethernet connection, enabling students to gain access to the library, other materials and resources on the campus network, and the Internet and World Wide Web. It is essential that each user of the network recognize the responsibility that comes with having access to a vast array of resources.
Users are ultimately responsible for their own actions relating to network services.
Drexel University owns the University network, and the use of the network is a privilege that can be revoked at any time for abusive conduct. Library The W. W. Hagerty Library, located on the southwest corner of 33rd and Market Streets, has a collection of more than 1.2 million books, periodicals, microforms, government documents, and nonprint materials. Its holdings are particularly strong in the fields of technology, pure science, business, design, and information studies. The social sciences, architecture, fine arts, and general literature are significantly represented as well. To supplement Hagerty Library's holdings, electronic networks provide easy access to collections in other libraries throughout Philadelphia and the world.