2010 Major Interface Change
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LexisNexis is releasing a significant update to the LexisNexis Academic interface for the 2009-2010 school year. There will be no change in content and only minor changes to most of the existing forms. The most dramatic changes are in the color scheme, the navigation menu, and the Easy Search form. The most significant changes are highlighted below. | LexisNexis is releasing a significant update to the LexisNexis Academic interface for the 2009-2010 school year. There will be no change in content and only minor changes to most of the existing forms. The most dramatic changes are in the color scheme, the navigation menu, and the Easy Search form. The most significant changes are highlighted below. | ||
Revision as of 08:58, 7 August 2009
LexisNexis is releasing a significant update to the LexisNexis Academic interface for the 2009-2010 school year. There will be no change in content and only minor changes to most of the existing forms. The most dramatic changes are in the color scheme, the navigation menu, and the Easy Search form. The most significant changes are highlighted below.
Contents |
The navigation system has been transformed so that all options are presented in a single menu at the left of the screen. Clicking on heading such as "News" or "US Legal" will cause the section below it to expand and reveal navigation options. The headings are slightly different from the divisions used in the old navigation system:
- "Legal" has been split into "US Legal" and "International Legal"
- "Business" has been replaced by "Companies"
- "Subject Areas" is a new header
Links to some search forms have been moved around a bit
- "Country Profiles" has been moved from the former "Business" tab onto the Easy Search form
- "Accounting" has been moved from the form "Business" tab under the "Subject Areas" header
- "People" has been moved from having its own tab to being a widget on the Easy Search form
- "Find a Source" is now available under the main "Sources" header instead of as 2nd-level option
- "Federal & State Codes" has been split into separate forms for "Federal" and "State"
Search Forms with Important Changes
The most dramatic change is the home page for LexisNexis Academic, the Easy Search form. It has been redesigned to provide quick access to the most commonly used content. Follow the links below for information on it and the other forms with important changes.
- Academic_Help:_Easy_Search
- Academic_Help:_Power_Search
- Academic_Help:_All_News
- Academic_Help:_US_Cases
- Academic_Help:_US_Law_Reviews
Search Forms Added
News
- Academic Help: College News
- Regional News
- Foreign Language News
US Legal
- Landmark Cases
- Academic_Help:_Federal_Statutes
- Academic_Help:_State_Codes
- Academic_Help:_US Legal_Reference
International Legal
Subject Areas
- Academic Help: Environmental Studies
- Government and Politics
- Academic Help: Medical and Health Care
Help Text
As part of this update, the traditional help system in LexisNexis Academic will be replaced by articles on this wiki. This change will make it easier for LexisNexis staff to add help articles as needed and will consolidate the product documentation into a single location. To see all of these new articles go to the Academic Help Index