The New Version of Academic Universe and the Product Suite
Presented by
Beth P. Bigman, J.D., Information Professional Consultant
Why is LexisNexis ™
Making These Changes?
•Student Feedback
•Librarian Feedback
• Increase Product Performance
• Branding
Current Version of Academic Universe
New Version: Quick News Search is Default/Home Page
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Note: New colors and branding
Note: New colors and branding
Quick Search looks for a keyword or phrase within selected fields – an “or” is implied when more than one word is used without quotes
Quick Search looks for a keyword or phrase within selected fields – an “or” is implied when more than one word is used without quotes
Icons to other members of product suite removed for cleaner look
Icons to other members of product suite removed for cleaner look
Access to other frequently used search forms is made easier by placing them on the Home page
Access to other frequently used search forms is made easier by placing them on the Home page
• Looks only in selected fields (headline, lead paragraph and index terms fields) for your phrase or keyword
• Phrases must be surrounded with quotes• Does not perform a full text search• Returns an answer set of less than 1,000 results• Display formats limited to Documents List and Full• Results in Document List are ranked according to
relevancy• Enables user to search across multiple English-language
news categories for up to 2 year period• Will not accept wildcards or connectors
More On Quick Search
Search Results from “Terrorism” Quick Search - New Look & Feel
FOCUS moved to top of search results screen
FOCUS moved to top of search results screen
New directions for tagging and printing, but same functionality as previously
New directions for tagging and printing, but same functionality as previously
Quick Search Relevancy Sort Can be Changed to a Date Sort
Click on the “Sort by Date” button
Click on the “Sort by Date” button
Results Now Display Based on Date, in Reverse Chronological
Order
Global Source List- Same Functionality, New Colors
Source List Results, “About This Title” Link Expanded
What’s New Link Added to Top Navigation BarUsers can access
the What’s New from anywhere in the product…
Users can access the What’s New from anywhere in the product…
Upon Clicking on Link, Users Will be Taken to a Site Maintained by our Marketing Department
Other Changes in the “New AU”
• Clicking on Tips in Quick Search and Guided Search opens a separate browser window
• Examples help text regarding sample date search syntax will be subsumed under other help text in Tips
Sub-menu page for Legal Research
Other sub-menu pages, i.e. Business, will have similar look and feel
Other sub-menu pages, i.e. Business, will have similar look and feelNote: Legal News
has been moved to Guided Search form and is no longer accessible here.
Note: Legal News has been moved to Guided Search form and is no longer accessible here.
Guided News Search
Business News & Legal News are now accessible via Guided News Search only
Business News & Legal News are now accessible via Guided News Search only
News sources in Step two are dynamically populated, based on what user chooses in Step 1
News sources in Step two are dynamically populated, based on what user chooses in Step 1
Search form spells out Steps 1- 3, making searching easier
Search form spells out Steps 1- 3, making searching easier
Guided News includes All News Categories in One
Place*
*Except for Medical News, which is still searchable under the Medical Sub - Menu
*Except for Medical News, which is still searchable under the Medical Sub - Menu
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Same functionality as in current product, but order of citation and party name buttons modified
Same functionality as in current product, but order of citation and party name buttons modified
Results for Roe v. Wade Search
Company Information Search
Company Information Quick Search only searches US Public Companies and US Private Companies.
Company Information Quick Search only searches US Public Companies and US Private Companies.
Current Statistical Universe Product
Statistical Universe Change - PowerTables ™ Becomes Default Screen
Congressional Product - New Branding Look and Feel
History Product– Partitioned Results Resemble Those in Congressional
Other Products in the Suite
• Universe name to drop off
• Same color and branding changes as we’ve seen with Congressional, Statistical and History products
• Pictorial icons will go away and be replaced with text (product or search form name)
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