1. Using LexisNexis Academic To Find Law Review Articles

2. What Is LexisNexis Academic? A commercial service UW Libraries subscribe Legal, business & medical sources Law-related material Law review articles (mid-1980s to date) Legal news Laws, regulations & court opinions

3. Restricted Access Only currently enrolled University of Washington students University of Washington employed faculty & staff

4. Accessing LexisNexis Academic Research Databases > K-L > Research Databases K-L OR Resources by Subject > Law > Resources by Subject Law

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6. Affirm Authorization Read the License Restrictions Click on Yes, I am an Authorized User

7. Getting to Law Reviews Database Quick Info > Legal Research

8. Then Legal Research > Law Reviews Law reviews are periodicals published by law schools, bar associations & commercial publishers. Articles are written by law professors, judges, attorneys & law students.

9. Searching - Basic Type words & phrases on your subject into the Keyword search box Add other terms to narrow the search Adjust date to relevant time period Click Search button

10. Search Tips Below search boxes Synonyms: use OR (italy or italian) Two words: use AND (women and rights) Stemming: use ! constitutio!

11. Too Many Results? Use more specific keywords Add more words or phrases Choose a shorter date range

12. No Articles Found? Check for spelling errors Use less specific, more general terms Increase date range

13. Searching - Guided Search Specify field in which search terms appear Full text = complete text of the article (default) Title = title of the article At least 3 = search terms must appear at least 3 times in the article

14. Search Results Arranged in alphabetical order by journal title Click on Sort by Relevance Rearranged with articles using search terms most often at top

15. Reviewing Search Results Number of articles retrieved

16. Reviewing Search Results Number of articles retrieved Link to the full text of the article

17. Reviewing Search Results Number of articles retrieved Link to the full text of the article Abbreviated citation

18. Reviewing Search Results Number of articles retrieved Link to the full text of the article Abbreviated citation Title of the article

19. Reviewing Search Results Number of articles retrieved Link to the full text of the article Abbreviated citation Title of the article Author of the article

20. View Search Terms in Context Click on Expanded List tab

21. Retrieve Complete Text Click on Full tab OR Click on hyperlink

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