Center for Digital Research and Scholarship

What happens when a university library decides to step into the digital future? The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship offers a quiet corner of Morningside Heights where faculty, students, and visiting researchers can turn raw data into published scholarship. Open-access repositories, digital publishing platforms, and research-data management tools sit behind the unassuming entrance at 420 W 118th St New York, NY 10027.

Columbia’s academic community has long relied on these services to preserve dissertations, launch open-access journals, and archive datasets that might otherwise disappear. Workshops on copyright, metadata standards, and digital preservation are scheduled throughout the semester, giving participants a chance to move beyond traditional print formats without leaving campus.

Anyone curious about hosting an electronic thesis or launching a peer-reviewed journal can reach the office at (212) 851-7337 to discuss workflows and deadlines. Conversations often cover everything from DOI registration to long-term storage options, making the center a practical resource for scholars navigating the shift from print to pixels.

Directions to the building are easiest to follow on the map; it’s a short walk from the 116th Street subway stop, tucked between the main library and the journalism school.