Using LexisNexis
Academic
1. Go
to the Hartness Library web site at http://hartness.vsc.edu
2.
Mouse over Articles below the
name of the library and click on All
Databases in the dropdown menu.
3. In
the alphabetical guide at the top, click on the letter L, then on LexisNexis Academic.
4. At Hartness Library
locations, you’ll go right into the database.
5. At home, enter your Maple User ID (initials, birth
month, birth day, zero).
6. Then enter your Maple password (initials, last four
digits of your social security number).
7. The first screen combines search boxes for
the most popular features: News, Get a Case, and Company
Information.
8.
There are also five categories on the left side of the screen to choose
from, and many subcategories, as listed below:
News
Quick
News Search, Guided News Search (includes General News, Today's
Business
News,
Accounting Literature, Company Information, Business Resources
Legal Research
Secondary
Literature, Case Law, Codes & Regulations, International Legal Materials,
Patent Research, Career Information
Medical
Medical
News, Medical Journals, Abstracts
Reference
Biographical
Information, Country Profiles, Polls & Surveys, Quotations, State Profiles,
World Almanac
9.
Click on one of the main categories, then on a subcategory.
10. Different categories are searched slightly
differently and include a variety of ways to limit the information found.
11. All of the subcategories can be searched by
putting keywords in an open search box.
12. Some subcategories allow you to specify a
particular source in a pull-down menu.
13. Sometimes you can change the time frame
you're searching by using a pull-down menu.
Note that the default is usually the previous six months, so in most
cases you'll want to change to a longer time period..
14. Some subcategories let you narrow your search
by adding additional terms in a separate box.
15. To view results, click on the underlined
title of the publication.
16. Print and E-mail buttons are on
the top right side of the screen.
17. A Help link is found in the top righthand corner and to the left of that a How Do I? link answers frequently asked questions. 6/22/05