Systems are interconnected with Ethernet, and with Internet, which provides electronic mail, modem access, file transfer capabilities, and access to remote sites. There is no charge for e-mail or general computing accounts. Accounts for research computing are arranged through the faculty supervisor. The University of Toronto Library system, with over 8 million volumes, is the largest in Canada and one of the best in North America. As well, an excellent selection of engineering bibliographies, indexes, abstracts, and databases are available on UTLink and CD ROMs.
Staff are on hand to assist with research strategy suggestions.