Mission Statement
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The purpose of this site is to facilitate Academic research in the social sciences using primary sources, news, government information, statistics, business, and legal sources. The wiki is accessible to all, but can only be edited by registered and approved contributors. To contribute to the wiki, please create an account using your institutional e-mail address only. Accounts attached to outside e-mail addresses will be deleted.
By clicking the first button above, you will be taken to LexisNexis product pages. In these articles you will find an overview of the products, frequently asked questions, related links, and user guides when available. The "Research help" button above will take you to a page filled with research topics. From here, you can click on a topic you need help researching and see a list of articles about that topic. If you are a registered user and would like to add a topic that hasn't been mentioned yet, please view our Contributor Guidelines to help you create something new. Another option is to click the "Article Index" link above and look at the various subjects currently available in our wiki.
For more information about wikis, please see the Wikipedia article. The Editing FAQ is also very useful. Use the "Go", "Search" and "Recent Changes" options on the menu at left to explore the articles posted on the wiki or create a page yourself.
Click here for video tutorials on how to post.
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Image of the week
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| To the left is a photograph of a special tile from the 1800s. The tile depicts cherubs making pottery. The Campbell Brick and Tile Company of Stoke-upon-Trent, England, had an exhibition of tile in the late 1800s. This tile is one of 16 tiles presented to the exhibitor and owner, Mr. Campbell, by tile-maker and artist, M. Salon. These tiles, all relating to the brick, pottery, and tile-making industry. To learn more about this tile and others in the exhibition, visit the Serial Set on your LexisNexis Congressional subscription and search for a document called "Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1878. Iron and Steel exhibits." Or, simply, click here.
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Tip Of The Week
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| Listen to Podcast #6 with LexisNexis Academic Product Manager, Alistair Morrison!
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Jennifer Matheny interviews Alistair Morrison about the cosmetic enhancements potentially happening to LexisNexis Academic on August 15th. In the interview, Alistair talks about the development of the new interface, what he hopes to accomplish by having a more intuitive EasySearch form, and even some technical tidbits.
Besides listening to the podcast, visit http://www.amdev.net/lna_proto to see the proposed search forms!
LexisNexis Academic Podcasts are now on iTunes! Search for "LexisNexis Academic" at the iTunes Music Store or click here. Also, become our fan on Facebook, but don't forget to follow us on Twitter! Send us a shout-out @LNAcademic.
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