| Online Databases: | |
| Lexis-Nexis |
| A database is a collection of information put together in a certain way. | |
| The phone book is a database: a collection of names, addresses and phone numbers put together in alphabetical order. |
| Much of the information found on the Internet is stored and retrieved from databases. | |
| For example, search engines such as Google, create databases of web sites, stored by keywords. |
| Some companies recognized the value of collecting and storing certain information in databases for access by others – for a fee. | |
| Companies store databases of news articles, business reports and much other information. |
| Libraries, especially university libraries, purchase access to these databases for their patrons. | |
| Lehigh University has a large collection of databases available for users. |
| Lexis-Nexis is an important database. | |
| The two names point to two distinct subjects for storage and retrieval – law and news. |
| Lexis is a huge database of legal material – cases, statutes, regulations, journals and law reviews. | |
| If you are going into law, you will become very acquainted with Lexis or its main rival, Westlaw. |
| Nexis focuses on storing articles from newspapers, magazines, company directories, polls, speeches, and transcripts of broadcast news. | |
| Nexis a great resource for research of all kinds. |
| Suppose you are doing a paper on Internet privacy. | |
| Use Nexis to find: | |
| The latest CBS News report devoted to Internet privacy. | |
| A Roper poll with questions about privacy. | |
| Recent news articles devoted to Internet privacy. |
| Though the fees for online databases can be too much for one individual, the services often are available through universities and companies. | |
| Online databases provide the Internet researcher with yet another tool for finding information. |