{"id":1739,"date":"2021-11-29T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2021-11-17T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T12:55:15","slug":"nexis-database-a-quick-introduction-to-using-nexis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/11\/29\/nexis-database-a-quick-introduction-to-using-nexis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nexis Database: A quick Introduction to using Nexis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/11\/29\/nexis-database-a-quick-introduction-to-using-nexis\/nexis-newsdesk-media-monitoring\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/11\/nexis-newsdesk-media-monitoring.png?fit=350%2C132&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,132\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/11\/nexis-newsdesk-media-monitoring.png?fit=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/11\/nexis-newsdesk-media-monitoring.png?fit=350%2C132&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1748 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/11\/nexis-newsdesk-media-monitoring.png?resize=430%2C162&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nexis Logo Image\" width=\"430\" height=\"162\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/11\/nexis-newsdesk-media-monitoring.png?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/11\/nexis-newsdesk-media-monitoring.png?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 430px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 430\/162;\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Welcome to Nexis<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>We know that Nexis is nobody\u2019s favourite database.\u00a0 We know it can be tricky to navigate it. Saying that, we still like it because it contains more than 40,000 online news and business sources with access to newspapers, trade journals and company market information from around the world. Many of these publications are normally restricted by paywalls. It is, in fact, an academic treasure trove.<\/p>\n<p>When you search with <a href=\"librarysearch.napier.ac.uk\/\">LibrarySearch<\/a>, articles available on Nexis will appear and you can follow the links through to the database. Alternatively you can also access it through <a href=\"librarysearch.napier.ac.uk\/\">LibrarySearch<\/a> using the <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.napier.ac.uk\/az.php?q=nexis\">databases<\/a> tab and searching for \u201cNexis\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Searching<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>So far, so good. But maybe you want to do some browsing within Nexis and aren\u2019t sure where to start. You can use the database\u2019s own search form tips, which you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/help-lexisnexis-com.ezproxy.napier.ac.uk\/Flare\/nexisuni\/US\/en_GB\/Content\/field\/searchadvancetips.htm\">here<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s full of advice on setting up folders, search histories and alerts.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, we\u2019ve compiled our own set of helpful hints for finding newspaper articles. You can find them <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.napier.ac.uk\/news\/searching\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy searching and don&#8217;t forget to login into Librarysearch before you start searching!<\/p>\n<p>By Lesley McRobb<\/p>\n<p>Interested in other databases? Try learning more about IBISworld <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/08\/09\/introducing-a-new-database-ibisworld\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Nexis We know that Nexis is nobody\u2019s favourite database.\u00a0 We know it can be tricky to navigate it. 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