1. Internet Research Online Databases: Lexis-Nexis

2. Database A database is a collection of information put together in a certain way. The phone book is a database: a collection of names, addresses and phone numbers put together in alphabetical order.

3. Databases online Much of the information found on the Internet is stored and retrieved from databases. For example, search engines such as Google, create databases of web sites, stored by keywords.

4. Fee-based databases Some companies recognized the value of collecting and storing certain information in databases for access by others – for a fee. Companies store databases of news articles, business reports and much other information.

5. Libraries & databases Libraries, especially university libraries, purchase access to these databases for their patrons. Lehigh University has a large collection of databases available for users.

6. Lexis-Nexis Lexis-Nexis is an important database. The two names point to two distinct subjects for storage and retrieval – law and news.

7. Lexis Lexis is a huge database of legal material – cases, statutes, regulations, journals and law reviews. If you are going into law, you will become very acquainted with Lexis or its main rival, Westlaw.

8. Nexis Nexis focuses on storing articles from newspapers, magazines, company directories, polls, speeches, and transcripts of broadcast news. Nexis a great resource for research of all kinds.

9. Help with papers Suppose you are doing a paper on Internet privacy. Use Nexis to find: The latest CBS News report devoted to Internet privacy. A Roper poll with questions about privacy. Recent news articles devoted to Internet privacy.

10. Another tool Though the fees for online databases can be too much for one individual, the services often are available through universities and companies. Online databases provide the Internet researcher with yet another tool for finding information.