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Description:

LexisNexis Academic provides full-text information from newspapers, the legal literature, and other sources on a variety of topics.

It is organized into five major areas: “General,” “News,” “Legal,” “Business,” and “People.” These areas are on tabs. “General” is the default tab setting.

General
  • Major U.S. and World Publications
  • Major World Publications (non-English)
  • News Wire Services
  • TV and Radio Broadcast Transcripts
  • Blogs
  • Web Publications
  • Company
  • SEC Filings
  • Legal
News
  • News, All (English, Full Text)
  • US Newspapers and Wires
  • The New York Times
  • The Washington Post
  • Time Inc – Last 2 Years
  • Major World Newspapers
  • Major World Publications
  • Newspaper Stories, Combined Papers
  • Magazine Stories, Combined
  • Wire Service Stories
  • Transcripts
  • Newsletter Stories
  • Web Blogs
  • Web Publications Combined
  • Business News Publications
  • Book, Movie, Music, Play, and Video Reviews
  • News Abstracts
  • Non-US Newspapers and Wires
  • Non-English Language News, World Library
  • Dutch Language News
  • Toute la Presse – Français
  • Deutsche Presse
  • Italian Language News Sources
  • Portuguese Language News Combined
  • Spanish Language News, Combined
  • Legal News Group File
  • Healthcare News
  • The Associated Press
  • Associated Press Online
  • Business Week
  • Business Wire
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Financial Times (London)
  • PR Newswire
  • University Wire
  • USA Today
Legal
  • US & Canadian Law Reviews, Combined
  • UK Law Journals
  • ADR Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Banking Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Bankruptcy Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Commercial Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Corporation Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Environmental Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Estate Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Family Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Insurance Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Intellectual Property Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Labor Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Legal Ethics Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Property Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Securities Law Review Articles, Combined
  • Tax Law Review Articles, Combined
Business

Search by company name, ticker, D-U-N-S number, company type (public, private, parent, subsidiary), location

People
  • Biographies Plus News
  • Biographical References and Directories
  • The Executive Directories
  • Entertainment News Biographies
  • Legal Biographical Information Sources
  • UK Biographies
  • The Associated Press Candidate Biographies
  • Member Biographical Profiles - Current Congress
  • Executive Changes, Promotions, Appts, & Resignations
  • ICC Directors
  • Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory - Practice Profiles
  • Onvia Contacts Database
  • The New York Times – Biographical Materials
  • Obituary Information
  • Standard & Poor’s Corporate Register of Directors & Executives
  • State Legislative Directory
  • The Washington Post Biographical Stories
  • Who’s Who in European Business and Industry
  • Who’s Who in France
  • Who’s Who in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Coverage: variable, depending on subfile
Updated: daily
Journals: The periodical sources included in each of the subdivisions of the five areas can be determined by clicking on “Sources” in the top banner. 2003 Title Additions and Deletions in LexisNexis Academic is also available.
Links: Links to the LexisNexis Congressional, LexisNexis State Capital, LexisNexis Statistical, LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. History, and LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index databases are available from the navigation bar.
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Producer: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc.

This page is maintained by David Langenberg, Collection Development Department.

Last modified: 03/30/09