LexisNexis Academic Search Now Available
What is LexisNexis Academic and how can it help me?
[From publisher’s description:]
“LexisNexis Academic provides access to full-text news, business, and legal publications, using a variety of flexible search options. One of the most heavily used databases in higher education, LexisNexis Academic is available at over 1,500 libraries serving over 8 million students and faculty. It is a standard element in many research and information literacy programs.” Starting now, the Hermann Memorial Library is a subscriber to this important database.
Product Overview (from LexisNexis website):
“Access over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources. The outstanding news coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. Use the included Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. This product also provides access to the renowned Shepard’s Citations® service for all federal and states court cases back to 1789.”
LexisNexis Academic contains information from a wide variety of sources, all full text.
How can I access LexisNexis Academic?
Starting from our library home page, LexisNexis Academic links are found in several locations: under the ”Reference Resources” link; under “Article Databases—Business”; under “Subject Resources—Business and Economics”; under “Subject Resources—Country Profiles”; under “Article Databases—Newspapers”; and under “Subject Resources—Legal Studies”
A librarian will be glad to show you how to access and get started using this database.
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