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Welcome to the New Library Catalog!: New Library Catalog

Copley Library and the Legal Research Center (LRC) are excited to announce our new library catalog! Use this guide to get started and contact us if you have questions.!

System Migration to New Library Catalog Interface

Library Catalog System Change

Copley Library and the Legal Research Center are pleased to offer our new library catalog, available through our homepage search box.  The new library catalog offers a much more robust and streamlined search and access experience for your research and curricular needs.

Contacts for More Information

You can start with your Copley Library subject specialist!

Need help after hours?  Try our virtual chat through Ask A Librarian!  

Frequently Asked Questions by USD Faculty

Linking Students to Library Resources 

If you use the library catalog's permalinks to share library resources with others in your syllabus or Canvas, old library catalog permalinks will not work in the new interface.  Your Copley Library subject specialist will be ready to help you identify new links. You can locate these impacted links in your documentation by identifying any stored links that begin with:    https://sallypro.sandiego.edu/iii/encore/record/ 

Requesting Course Reserves

Copley Library's course reserves service for print, media, and online library materials is included in our new library catalog and ARES.  Send your course reserves requests to your Copley Library subject specialist and copy reserves@sandiego.edu.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Borrowing and Returning Books and Other Library Materials

Use our new library catalog to find the resources you may want to check out from the library.  Need to check your account to renew an item?  Access your account through the Sign In link at the top right corner of the new library catalog to renew an item you've borrowed.

Requesting Copley Library Materials 

Use the new library catalog to request print books and videos or to access articles and ebooks.  You will be prompted to Sign In to request materials that has Copley Library has in its collection.

Library Catalog Changes

You will notice improved results and a different look through a catalog search in our main homepage search box! In the new library catalog, our print and online resources are combined in a single search result page to make your research experience more efficient.

Other Library Services

All other library services (database access, research guides, etc.) and resources will continue to be offered through our homepage.  You can also find access to these frequently used sites at the top of the new library catalog page.