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Using LexisNexis Academic

Using LexisNexis Academic. To Find Law Review Articles. What Is LexisNexis Academic?. A commercial service UW Libraries subscribe Legal, business & medical sources Law-related material Law review articles (mid-1980s to date) Legal news Laws, regulations & court opinions.

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Using LexisNexis Academic

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  1. UsingLexisNexis Academic To Find Law Review Articles

  2. What Is LexisNexis Academic? • A commercial service • UW Libraries subscribe • Legal, business & medical sources • Law-related material • Law review articles (mid-1980s to date) • Legal news • Laws, regulations & court opinions

  3. Restricted Access • Only currently enrolled University of Washington students • University of Washington employed faculty & staff

  4. Accessing LexisNexis Academic • Research Databases > K-L > OR • Resources by Subject > Law >

  5. Computing from Home? • Off-Campus Access • Sign in with UW NetID • 8 hours of access to subscription databases

  6. Affirm Authorization • Read the License Restrictions • Click on Yes, I am an Authorized User

  7. Getting to Law Reviews Database Quick Info > Legal Research

  8. Then Legal Research > Law Reviews Law reviews are periodicals published by law schools, bar associations & commercial publishers. Articles are written by law professors, judges, attorneys & law students.

  9. Searching - Basic • Type words & phrases on your subject into the Keyword search box • Add other terms to narrow the search • Adjust date to relevant time period • Click Search button

  10. Search Tips • Below search boxes • Synonyms: use OR (italy or italian) • Two words: use AND (women and rights) • Stemming: use !constitutio!

  11. Too Many Results? • Use more specific keywords • Add more words or phrases • Choose a shorter date range

  12. No Articles Found? • Check for spelling errors • Use less specific, more general terms • Increase date range

  13. Searching - Guided Search • Specify field in which search terms appear • Full text = complete text of the article (default) • Title = title of the article • At least 3 = search terms must appear at least 3 times in the article

  14. Search Results • Arranged in alphabetical order by journal title • Click on Sort by Relevance • Rearranged with articles using search terms most often at top

  15. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved

  16. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Link to the full text of the article

  17. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Link to the full text of the article • Abbreviated citation

  18. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Link to the full text of the article • Abbreviated citation • Title of the article

  19. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Link to the full text of the article • Abbreviated citation • Title of the article • Author of the article

  20. View Search Terms in Context • Click on Expanded List tab

  21. Retrieve Complete Text • Click on Full tab OR • Click on hyperlink

  22. Print or Download • Click on Print button in right corner • Click on Display Document button • Print on attached printer (in the Law Library) • Download to disk or flash/thumb drive

  23. Email • Click on Email button in right corner • Type email address

  24. Questions? • UW Libraries • Email • UW Libraries • Gallagher Law Library • Phone • Odergaard 543-2060 • Suzzallo 543-0242 • Gallagher 543-6794 • Chat

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