About: LexisNexis Academic

LexisNexis Academic  
Description: LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC includes newspapers, trade journals, wire services and transcripts. It provides Internet access to some of the most popular files of the larger LexisNexis Academic but with easier, forms-based searching.
There are five basic libraries:
News: general, today's, U.S., world, news wires, news transcripts, arts and sports news, non-English language, business, legal, university news.
Business: business, industry market news, accounting, financial filings, trade show information directory.
Legal Research: legal news, law reviews, state/federal cases, codes and regulations, international legal materials, patents.
Medical: news, journals and Medline abstracts.
Reference: biographical information, country profiles, polls and surveys, quotations, state profiles, world almanac.
Notes:

Company Financial Information, accessed from the Business area, includes these highlights:
US Public and Private Company Directores
Stock Reports: Nelson's Consensus Earnings Estimates, Zacks's, Vicker's Research reports
Bankruptcy Reports - news clips and data
Hoover's Company Records (information as in hoovers.com)
Standard and Poor's Corporate Descriptions and News
NAARS - Annual Reports from 1972-1995: Audited Reports

Other subheadings within the Business area are:
Business News - articles from a variety of business sources
Industry and Market - news of 25 specific industries
Accounting - accounting journals
SEC Filings and Reports - EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy statements

Access: BU-px
Search Tips: The opening screen provides a Quick News Search, Get a case and Company Information templates for quick information.
Click on the Guided News Search tab when you need to do a more focused search.
Consult the Help screens within the database for Researching Basics, Citing Sources and other specific searching tips.

List of Databases

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