Designing Better Libraries

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Module 4 Competency: Lexis Search




"Through the integration of information and technology, LexisNexis uniquely unites proprietary brands, advanced Web technologies and premium information sources. Across the globe, LexisNexis provides customers with access to billions of searchable documents and records from more than 45,000 legal, news and business sources" (About Us. Lexis Nexis).

Keywords: genetic engineering
Using the keywords "genetic engineering" in major US and world publications I received 999 hits in categories such as newletters, industry trade press, scientific material, newspapers, magazines and journals, news transcripts, aggregrate news sources, and news wires adn press releases. For the second search I indicated that I wanted resources coming from magazines and journals and received 29 hits.

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