What is it? |
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe gives you the world of newspapers at your fingertips. The database compiles hundreds of news
sources from across the US and around the globe, from today's news to more historical news back to the 1980s for major papers.
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Why use it? |
- Good starting point for research on almost any topic.
- Local, regional, national and international coverage of current events with all articles full-text.
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Which subjects is this database best for? |
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Getting to it |
- A direct link is available from the Undergraduate Library
Find Articles page under the Newspapers heading. Other libraries may provide links as well. You can search
for the database by title from the Online Research Resources page.
- If you are off-campus you can follow the same links. You will be asked to provide you NetID and password to enter the
database.
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Searching |
Guided News Search - click on the tab near the top of the page:
- Select General News in Step One
- Select Major Papers in Step Two
- Enter keywords in the search boxes provided in Step Three. You may use the drop-down menus to the right to specify where
the terms should appear - Headline, Lead Paragraph(s), Terms - default option
- Select the date range in Step Four - Previous Six Months - default option
NOTE: This strategy works for most topics, but you may want to focus on a specific geographic location or
type of publication. Try various options.
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Tips and tricks to focus and improve your search |
- After you perform your first search, you can then easily narrow the search again by using the FOCUS™
search box in the upper left corner.
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Other cool features |
- You may notice that to the left, there are links - under the Academic Search Forms heading - that take you to more specialized
services available from Lexis-Nexis, such as legal and business information. Check out our database
guide for information about how to use the business section of Lexis-Nexis.
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Too FEW results? |
- Use fewer words in your search.
- Try alternative words that describe your subject.
- Double check the database content to make sure you are searching in the best database for your topic.
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Too MANY results? |
- Use additional words in your search to help focus on specific aspects of your topic.
- You can focus your search by selecting specific newspapers to search by clicking on the Source List next to
the drop-down menu in Step Two.
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Finding the articles |
- All of the articles in Lexis-Nexis are full-text, accessible by clicking on the title from the search results. They do not
include any photos, charts or graphs that may have been present in the original article.
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Saving search information |
- Check the box to the left of a citation for each article of interest.
- Scroll to the top of the page and click on Print or E-mail buttons to the right of the
screen and follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE: It will only e-mail/print/download the citations, not the articles themselves.
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Citing your sources |
- You must always cite the sources you find in full-text format from Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Citation guides are available:
- In print at the Undergraduate Library Information Services Desk (APA, MLA, Chicago Manual of Style and the Blue
Book)
- Online through the Writer's Workshop for APA and MLA - these pages highlight the most common types of works cited
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Getting help |
- Use the Help option in the upper right corner of the page or Ask a Librarian.
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