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Better Business and Legal Information

What is LexisNexis? LexisNexis Academic is a database of

business, legal and news. This resource can only be used on school computers.

If there isn’t a link on your computer’s desktop, type in: http://

www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/

When do I use LexisNexis? Use LexisNexis for:

News Laws and legal

cases Biography & Who’s

Who Business

information

Use Infotrac for: Medical General interest

Type in a word, name, or phrase

Search the most popular sources quickly

Easy Search

Search for Company Dossiers

Search Company Name here

Company Snapshot

Searching for Business ProfilesHighlight the ‘Business’ tab

Select ‘Company Profiles’

Search using Company Name

Results List for Company Search

Look for In-depth records

Search or Compare Companies

Select a tab to either search or compare companies

Power Search

For more control over your results

Use boolean terms and connectors to narrow your search

Clinton AND (Bill OR Hillary)

Some Boolean Connectors AND

OR

NOT

Obama AND McCain For articles about

both Obama and McCain

Obama OR McCain For articles either

about Obama or about McCain

Obama NOT McCain For articles about

Obama that don’t mention McCain

The US government also has great business information The Census website has a business

section that is very useful for industry research: www.census.gov/econ/retail/

Infotrac for General Research Infotrac is available on any computer

with internet access. To access, you will need:

Address: infotrac.galegroup.com Username: lesday Password: dayton

Conclusion LexisNexis can only be used on school

computers. Email Librarian Anna Jones with

questions: ajones@swcollege.net