Telephones

Each office is equipped with a telephone. To place a telephone call to on-campus numbers (those starting with 978- or 976-), dial the last five digits of the 7-digit number. (e.g. 978-6879 would be 86879). To place a local call outside the University, dial 9+area code+seven digit number. Please note that the area code must be dialed for all calls to locations off campus.
All long-distance calls should be recorded on the long-distance form that you will be given at the start of each month. Long-term visitors are allowed a certain amount of funds a month in long distance research calls. If the amount becomes excessive, visitors will be charged for these calls. Since there are two people in most offices it is important that an accurate record be kept.

Mail, Express Mail, and Fax

Outgoing business mail can be placed unstamped in the boxes in the mailroom. Please put your name on the top left of the envelope so we know who to charge. Please do not leave any personal mail in the box.

The nearest stamps are sold at the Post Office in the ground floor of the Koffler Center, at the corner of St. George and College Sts. For express mail we use Overseas Courier as it is cheaper than Fedex but it takes a day longer. If you wish to send mail by courier, please bring it to the main office. Use of express mail will be charged back to the visitor.

Cover sheets are available from a pigeon hole in the mailroom. You may leave your outgoing FAX messages in the main office with a request to send the fax or send the fax yourself. The message must be on single-sided sheets and there should not be figures taped onto the sheets (they won't go through the machine; in this case Xerox the sheet before submitting the FAX). Please ask the person in the main office how to use the machine and how to clear a jam in the machine before using. Charges for faxes will be determined on usage by individual visitors. (i.e. if the long distance costs become high because of fax use, the visitor will be given the charge-back).

If you need to send a personal FAX, mark "personal" on the cover sheet. We will bill you for the cost of the long distance call plus $2.00.