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[hidetoc]Lexis Nexis: Academic is a comprehensive full text database covering national and international news, business and legal sources. These instructions will cover legal resources including:
- U.S. Case Law (Federal and State)
- U.S. Statutes, Regulations, etc. (Federal and State)
- Legal Reviews and Journals
Search Case Law and View Documents
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page (http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/).
Step 2 - Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select Lexis Nexis under Major Vendors.
Search by Case Name:
A - Click on Legal tab
B - Select Federal & State Cases (right column)
C - Select Sources, ex: Federal & State Cases, combined (Note: Click on the Down Arrow to select cases U.S. Supreme Court, specific States, etc.)
D - Type in the Case Name, ex: Zurla v. Hydel
E - Click the Search button
F - The Case will be displayed
Search by Case Citation Number:
A - Click on Legal tab
B - Select Federal & State Cases (right column)
C - Select Sources, ex: Federal & State Cases, combined (Note: Click on the Down Arrow to select cases U.S. Supreme Court, specific States, etc.)
D - Type in the Case Citation Number, ex: 681 N.E.2d 148
E - Click the Search button
F - The Case will be displayed
Search Cases by Terms and Connectors:
A - Click on Legal tab
B - Select Federal & State Cases (right column)
C - Select Sources, ex: Federal & State Cases, combined (Note: Click on the Down Arrow to select cases U.S. Supreme Court, specific States, etc.)
D - Type in Keywords in the Terms and Connectors Search Box, ex: "golf ball" and negligence and "contact sport" (Note: Quotes are used to search for phrases)
E - Click the Search button
F - A List of Cases will be displayed, use Sort to List the Cases by Relevance
G - Click on the Case Name link
H - The Case will be displayed
Search Federal & State Codes and View Documents
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page (http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/).
Step 2 - Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select Lexis Nexis under Major Vendors.
Search by Federal and State Codes:
A - Click on Legal tab
B - Select Federal & State Codes (right column)
C - Select Sources, ex: Federal & State Codes, Constitutions, Court Rules, combined (Note: Click on the Down Arrow to select federal or state codes, regulations, etc.)
D - Type in Keywords in the Terms and Connectors Search Box, ex: golf and caddies and Wisconsin (Note: Quotes are used to search for phrases)
E - Click the Search button
F - A List of Codes will be displayed, use Sort to List the Cases by Relevance
G - Click on the Statute link, ex: Wis. Stat. § 103.79
H - The Statute will be displayed
Search Law Reviews and View Documents
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page (http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/).
Step 2 - Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select Lexis Nexis under Major Vendors.
A - Click on Legal tab
B - Select Legal Reviews (right column)
C - Select Sources, ex: U.S. & Canadian Law Reviews, combined (Note: Click on the Down Arrow to select a type of law such as Banking, Family or Labor, etc.)
D - Type in Keywords in the Terms and Connectors Search Box, ex: "golf courses" and negligence (Note: Quotes are used to search for phrases)
E - Click on the Search button
F - A List of Legal Review article citations will be displayed, use Sort to List the Cases by Relevance
G - Click on the Law Review article link
H - The article will be displayed
Marking Multiple Documents to Retain
- After displaying the document list, click in the check box at the left to mark the document.
- Click on one of the icons in the upper right (print, e-mail, save (download).
- A window will appear, fill out the form to complete the process.
Print, E-mail, or Save (Download) Documents or Articles
Internet Explorer (IE) is the Internet browser used on the library's computers. The following procedures should be used for printing, e-mailing, and saving, or problems will subsequently occur. Use the Print, E-mail, or Save (Download) icons located in the upper right above the document instead of the browser toolbar.
Print:
- Display the record(s)
- Click on the Print icon located above the record to the right.
- The Print Option menu will appear
- Click on the Print button (defaults may be changed if needed)
E-mail:
- Display the record(s)
- Click on the E-mail icon located above the record to the right
- Select Options
- Send as: Attachment
- E-mail Format: HTML
- Type in your full e-mail address, ex: smithp@uwstout.edu
- Select or retain defaults
- Document View
- Page Options
- Document Range
- Font Options
- Click on Send button
Save (Download):
- Insert a formatted, 3 1/2" Floppy Disk in the A drive, a Zip disk in the Zip drive (Removable Disk), Jump Drive (USB port), formatted CD-R disc, or save to the campus server (H drive)
- Display the record(s)
- Click on the Save (Download) icon located above the record to the right
- Select or retain defaults
- Format: HTML
- Document View
- Page Options
- Font Options
- Click on the Download button
- A window will appear, click on the link
- Click on Save
- Select a drive, 3 1/2" Floppy Disc, Removable Disk (Zip), Jump Drive, CD-R or H drive
- Type in a file name, ex: golf
- Under "Save as type," select HTML
- Click on Save
Lexis Nexis Help
Lexis Nexis has provided extensive help screens and tutorials. To access help screens at any time during the search process follow these steps:
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page (http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/).
Step 2 - Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select Lexis Nexis under Major Vendors.
Step 4 - Click on the Legal tab.
Step 5 - Select from the Legal Searches column (right), ex: Federal & State Cases.
Step 6 - Click on the ? (question mark), right side of the gray band at top with a label from the Legal Searches list, ex: Federal & State Cases.
Step 7 - The pop up help screens then explain how to do a search for that type of legal material; case law, legal reviews, codes, etc.
Remote Access to the Databases via an Internet Service Provider
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faculty and staff.
When accessing library resources using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as America Online, Airstream or a local provider, a username and password prompt will appear.
A Stout e-mail username and password is required. Distance Education students and students taking short term/weekend classes may not have activated e-mail accounts. If a Stout e-mail account is not activated, follow the Remote Access Instructions or contact Ask5000 help desk (telephone) 715-232-5000 or ask5000@uwstout.edu.
Remote Access Instructions are available for additional information, ex: connectivity problems.
Last Updated: 01/28/2008 and Last Revised: 10/16/2007
Contact Ask a Librarian 715-232-1353 for more information or help on this topic.