What is Lexis-Nexis Academic, and how can I access it at IU?
Lexis-Nexis Academic is a commercial database covering a wide range of subject areas. It is mostly full-text (except for the Wall Street Journal) and is updated daily or more frequently (National Public Radio, for example, is updated hourly).
In Lexis-Nexis Academic, you can search for information, such as currently breaking news, the latest on environmental issues, full-text company reports and other financial information, and biographies. Sources include newspapers (worldwide), popular and trade journals, radio and television transcripts (some full-text), military information and journals, federal and state code, federal regulations, and press briefings, but very few scholarly journals.
Originally, the Lexis-Nexis database was divided into two sections: Nexis, for general news, and Lexis, devoted to legal information, including full-text Supreme Court decisions, state court decisions, and legal journals. Currently, Lexis-Nexis Academic combines these two original sections and also includes news, business, legal research, medical, and reference sections. (The company Lexis-Nexis also produces other databases, such as Congressional Lexis-Nexis.)
For Indiana University students, faculty, and staff, Lexis-Nexis Academic is available on the web. Most of the links below will require you to log in using your ADS domain username and passphrase. Each campus organizes its database page differently; you may need to search for the database in the alphabetical listing. If you cannot find Lexis-Nexis immediately, search for it on the relevant campus page.
| Campus | Link |
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| IUB |
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=16
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| IUPUI |
http://reserves.ulib.iupui.edu/
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| IPFW |
http://www.lib.ipfw.edu/623.0.html
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| IU Kokomo |
http://www.iuk.edu/~kolibry/FindInfo/index.shtml
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| IU Northwest |
http://www.iun.edu/~lib/elecinfo/
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| IU South Bend |
http://library.iusb.edu/
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| IU Southeast |
http://www.ius.edu/Library/articlesdatabases.cfm
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It is possible to access Lexis-Nexis through Oncourse CL if the site owner has added a link to it. To add Lexis-Nexis as a Web Content item, see the Knowledge Base document In Oncourse CL, how do I add, edit, or delete a Web Content item?
If you have questions about Lexis-Nexis Academic, contact an IU reference librarian. Librarians can provide help with searching. The IUB Herman B Wells Library information number is 812-855-0100. Undergraduate Services also provides information on searching Lexis-Nexis Academic at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~libugls/Publications/lexis.htmlAt IUPUI, contact the IUPUI Main Library at 317-274-8278.
Last modified on October 13, 2009.
