Public computing rooms on campus are equipped with both MAC and IBM personal computers. Additional computer facilities are available to students in departments and individual laboratories. The library houses a collection of more than 195,000 volumes and more than 2,100 current journal titles. Located in the Forchheimer building, the library includes a reading room, a current periodicals section, archives, a rare book room, two levels of stacks, and computer facilities equipped with both MAC and IBM PCs. The reference department regularly schedules Medline classes, orientations, and tours in addition to using the latest technology to find needed information on the Internet.
Students can also send queries to the reference staff via email.
Books and journals that the library does not own can be acquired through the interlibrary loan office. In addition to purchasing books and journals, the library staff is committed to providing electronic access to important information sources. The facility's experienced personnel perform high-sensitivity protein sequencing, mass spectrometry, and peptide synthesis. Training and assistance are offered to researchers interested in learning how to more effectively interface the advanced technology with experimental biology. High-sensitivity protein sequencing is carried out by a combination of Edman chemistry and mass spectrometry.