Student Guide
Resources for every step of your graduate education
Resources for every step of your graduate education
GSAS students engage in innovative research that advances knowledge in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Your professional apprenticeship under a Columbia faculty member and the experience of conducting scholarly research are foundational elements of your graduate education. The university has developed institutional policies regarding research at Columbia and offers a number of resources that will facilitate your research endeavors.
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services offers many ways to support your research.
DHC is a research and instructional facility designed to help faculty and students incorporate computer-based textual, bibliographic, image, and video information.
DSC in the Science & Engineering Library fulfills the vision of Columbia Libraries to consolidate and redefine library spaces for the twenty-first century.
DSSC, located in Lehman Library, provides a wide range of information and technology assistance for students and faculty.
The Global Studies division develops collections from and about many regions of the world in a wide range of languages.
CDRS works with faculty, students, and staff to increase the utility and impact of their research and scholarship.
SCP supports and raises awareness about new tools, initiatives, and services that may help faculty, students, and staff more effectively communicate the results of their research and scholarship.
View a calendar of upcoming workshops on software and methods to support research.
In addition to collections, Columbia University Libraries/Information Services provides many services to support discipline-specific technology needs.
The Executive Vice President for Research, reporting directly to the President of the University, has overall responsibility for the university's research enterprise.
CTV’s core mission is to facilitate the transfer of inventions from academic research labs to the market for the benefit of society on a local, national, and global basis.