Discovery: NYU Law Library's New Catalog Features

You might wonder: what are the situations when I would want to use Discovery, versus Publication Finder, versus Julius?

Discovery versus Publication Finder

Discovery will find:

• Article-level results from some databases
• Print books, journals, and microfilm
• Displays 1 top result from Publication Finder, if available
• FAQ info like Research Guides

Publication Finder will find:

• Very broad Databases List (an A-Z list of law and many non-law eBooks and eJournals, with access notes)

Both systems will find:

• eBooks and eJournals

What about Julius?

Before 2024, the Law Library did not have a single centralized platform that gathered together most resources. Our classic catalog interface for books is nicknamed Julius. Data from Julius and other platforms is now centrally included in Discovery. Our vendor partner, EBSCO, is continuously improving Discovery based on librarian and student feedback, but in the meantime, there are a few things that you’ll still want to know about Julius while you’re studying here at NYU Law.

Specifically, you’ll want to go to Julius when you need to take care of a self-service need, like renewing a book or paying fines. You’ll also find links to Course Reserves (though these are linked out from Discovery too if you search the Basic Search bar). You can also still search the Julius interface, so you might hear people mention it, but in most cases we encourage you to use Discovery instead of Julius as it is more comprehensive.