How to search LexisNexis News, Business, Legal Research

How to search:

Once you enter LEXIS-NEXIS, you will see a menu containing:
GENERAL
NEWS
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BUSINESS
etc.

Search NEWS to find articles in newspapers and magazines.

Search BUSINESS to find business news, industry and market news, and company financial reports. Note that industry news and company news are also available via NEWS, described above.

Search LEGAL to find federal district, Supreme Court, or state cases. Study the LEGAL RESEARCH menu options carefully and choose the one you wish to search.  Legal searches can be tricky and they take time to learn.

How to do a keyword search in any of the LexisNexis search screens:

Example: When you type a search into the Keyword box, type it in as follows:

contract law

This will search only for the phrase, contract law.

You can also type it in as: contract w/1 law

The w/1 means "within one word".

This will search for contract law as well as other phrases such as law of contracts.

Your search results will consist of titles.  Click on the titles to look at the full article or document.  After you have looked at a few, you will want to output your selections. There are tabs to print, download, or email.

 How to cite a Lexis Nexis reference:

Sample article:
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Copyright 2005 Law Bulletin Publishing Company
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

April 8, 2005, Friday

SECTION: Pg. 1

HEADLINE: Governor Inks Bill Creating New Subcircuits

BYLINE: DANIEL C. VOCK

BODY:
Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich signed into law a measure dividing several Chicago and Rockford area counties into judicial subcircuits Thursday, but changes may still be in the works on the controversial plan.

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Here is how to cite the article (per Turabian style):

Vock, Daniel C.  "Governor Inks Bill Creating New Subcircuits." Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Apr. 8, 2005: p.1.  Database online.  Available from LexisNexis Academic.  Accessed 12 May 2005.

You need the date of the article and the date you accessed it.

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