cool features of the new lexis nexis academic

COOL FEATURES ON THE NEWLEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

Laura Wilson

Framingham State University

September 8, 2010

What is Lexis Nexis Academic?Database that offers full-text access to news, business and legal information

New Interface

Lexis Nexis Academic has a new interface! Easier to search

Easy Navigation

Quick access to commonly used content News, Legal and Company search boxes

easy to find and use Research famous people or countries in

easy-to-search widgets on the main page

Search the News widget

Search for your keywords in Major world publications, newspapers,

magazines, wire services, broadcast transcripts, blogs and all news

Choose a specific newspaper News widget uses Natural Language

searching No need to use AND / OR between key

terms Put phrases between quotation marks “ ”

More Additions to Searching the News

Under the “News” tab on the left of the screen, there are quick access links to search: College & University News

Find articles from a specific school’s newspaper, articles on particular topics from many institutions’ newspapers, or search the Chronicle for Higher Education

Regional News Find news about a particular state or country, or from

a particular author Foreign Language News

Find stories from foreign news outlets (not translated) Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

Look up a Legal Case widget Search for a case by citation number,

party name or topic US Legal tab on left of screen provides

other forms for more specific searching Federal and state cases, landmark cases,

supreme court briefs, state codes, legal reference and more!

Get Company Info Widget

Search for a company profile by company name or ticker symbol

Use the “Companies” tab on the left of the screen for more advanced business research Dossier™ Compare Companies

Research Countries Widget

Find up-to-date political and economic information about a country

Select a country, then select a source that you would like to search Business Monitor International, PRS Country

Briefings, Recent News Stories and more!

Research People Widget

Easily find information about public figures

Choose to search either biographies or recent news stories about the person

Combined Search widget

Find information about a particular topic from multiple types of sources Easily search for recent news stories and

the profile of a particular company Search US & World News, Company

Profiles, SEC Filings, US & State Legal Cases and Law Reviews

Subject Areas tab

Search for information on a topic from specific relevant sources

Subject areas include: Accounting Environmental Studies Health & Medical Care Government & Politics People Consumer Information

Confused? No Problem!

Updated “Help” feature Articles dedicated to database use and

features located on an easy to use wiki Search or browse for your topic

“Help and Instructions” tab on the left side of the screen that offers direct access to the wiki as well as video tutorials on using the database

There are question mark symbols throughout the different sections and areas of the database

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