5.4.1.1 Institutions
Go to Settings on the topmost menu bar; from its pull-down menu, choose Institutions.
![[man-settings-institution01]](https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/bts/img/assets/10211/man-settings-institution01.png)
The code on the left comes to you pre-installed, and is the mechanism used by DS to ensure one inalienable name per institution. It's used by the computer, and in fact its shape is indifferent to human perception. The eye-readable institution name is on right, and you can insert your institution's name in whichever form is preferable; nothing facetious, though, because sure as the world, you'll forget to change it before you export your data to DS Central, and what a mess that would be.
![[man-settings-institution02]](https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/bts/img/assets/10211/man-settings-institution02.png)