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About: LexisNexis Academic
| LexisNexis Academic | |
| Description: | LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC includes newspapers, trade journals, wire services
and transcripts. It provides Internet access to some of the
most popular files of the larger LexisNexis Academic but with easier,
forms-based searching. There are five basic libraries: News: general, today's, U.S., world, news wires, news transcripts, arts and sports news, non-English language, business, legal, university news. Business: business, industry market news, accounting, financial filings, trade show information directory. Legal Research: legal news, law reviews, state/federal cases, codes and regulations, international legal materials, patents. Medical: news, journals and Medline abstracts. Reference: biographical information, country profiles, polls and surveys, quotations, state profiles, world almanac. |
| Notes: | The Companies tab includes access to company profiles and SEC Filings as well as creating company lists. Click on the Subject Areas tab to access information on the following topics: |
| Access: | BU-px |
| Search Tips: | The opening screen provides a Quick Search for news and getting company information as well as looking up a case, researching countries and people. Click on the Power Search link when you need to do a more focused search. Consult the Help screens within the database for Researching Basics, Citing Sources and other specific searching tips. |