1. . Better Business and Legal Information

2. 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/lna cademic/ http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lna cademic/

3. 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

4. Type in a word, name, or phrase Search the most popular sources quickly Easy Search

5. Search for Company Dossiers Search Company Name here

6. Company Snapshot

7. Searching for Business Profiles Highlight the ‘Business’ tab Select ‘Company Profiles’ Search using Company Name

8. Results List for Company Search Look for In- depth records

9. Search or Compare Companies Select a tab to either search or compare companies

10. Power Search For more control over your results Use boolean terms and connectors to narrow your search Clinton AND (Bill OR Hillary)

11. 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

12. 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/

13. Infotrac for General Research  Infotrac is available on any computer with internet access.  To access, you will need: Address: infotrac.galegroup.cominfotrac.galegroup.com Username: lesday Password: dayton

14. Conclusion  LexisNexis can only be used on school computers.  Email Librarian Anna Jones with questions: ajones@swcollege.net