1. Ritchie Michel Nathalie Moreira Adrian Saucedo Tya-Marie Savain
LexisNexis Academic
Ritchie Michel
Nathalie Moreira
Adrian Saucedo
Tya-Marie Savain

2. How to Access LexisNexis through FIU
Go to library.fiu.edu
Click on RESEARCH START
Click subject resources
Click Journalism and Mass Communications
Click databases
Click LexisNexis/ Nexis Uni

3. What Kind of Information Can You Find?
News
Foreign News
Broadcast Scripts (including online)
Cases
Federal/State/Int’l Cases
Patent Search
Local/International Statues
Commonwealth/EU (Int’l)
Company Information
Profiles
Market/Industry Reports
People,Place,Things
Consumer Information
Country Information
Biological Information
Accounting

4. Finding a news script

5. How to search for a company and sources related from an specific time range, location, and classification?
After completing steps from slide 2, you will need to complete the following steps:
Click on the location you need the source from, ex. California.
Use the drop down menu and click on business.
Type the start and end time to adjust the search of the source.
Type in the name of the company, and hit enter.
Thank you.
Scroll all the way down and you will find the article’s classification.
Now you can click on the article or content of your interest.

6. What Kind of Information Can You Find?
Sensitive personal information like public records, publicly available information, and non-public information
Example
Public records: Secretary of State filings, FAA aircraft registrations
Non-public records: drivers license information, credit information
These services are provided for the purpose of uncovering information organizations, government agencies, and all non-profits use to understand an individual completely.

7. Search Options Search All News Advanced Options Date (Range) Source
Source Type (newspapers, magazines, blogs)
Article Type (reviews, opinions, editorials)
Geographic Location
Region (U.S., World)
Location (State)
Build your own segment

8. Search Options (continued…)
Whenever you select certain topics/subjects, there are different options in the “Advanced Options” area under the search engine
Example
If you select “Federal and State Cases” under the drop-down menu option labeled “Search by topic or subject”, there are different options
Federal Courts
State Courts
U.S. Territories

9. Other Tools LexisNexis Academic Knowledge Center Downloadable Tools
Video Tutorials

10. Usage for Final Essay
LexisNexis includes a customizable search engine specifically for media
The specifications and search restrictions offer features, like broadcast transcripts, that help acquire media information relevant to any topic chosen for the final essay