2010 Major Interface Change

Overview of search forms and features available on the improved LexisNexis Academic interface releasing January 2010.
For more details about this release please see Frequently Asked Questions: Frequently Asked Questions

Beta Release Is Available to Subscribers Now

LexisNexis released a Beta version of the enhancements shown here at the beginning of September 2009. Users working on-site at subscribing institutions should be able to access the Beta release at http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/

Interface Enhancements for December 2009

LexisNexis is releasing a significant update to the LexisNexis Academic interface in December 2009. The most dramatic changes are in the color scheme, the navigation menu, and the Easy Search form. The most significant changes are highlighted below.

Additional content is being added for an Environmental Studies search form. Other than this, there is no change to the content.

Navigation Changes

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• "Business" has been replaced by "Companies"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
• Academic Help: Regional News
• Academic Help: Foreign Language News

US Legal

• Academic Help: Landmark Cases
• Academic Help: Federal Statutes
• Academic Help: State Codes
• Academic Help: US Legal Reference

International Legal

• Academic Help: Canadian Law Journals

Subject Areas

• Academic Help: Environmental Studies
• Academic Help: 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

Related Articles

See the Academic URLs for Search Forms article for directions on creating direct links to any search form.