Open How to Search Nexis Uni
This tutorial addresses general news searching, and how to search within specific publications.
To access this database from the libraries homepage, click on the Databases link in the center of page menu, and then click on the letter "N" in the alphabet index at the top of the database list page. Finally, select "Nexis Uni".
For now just use the database in the open browser window.
Nexis Uni is a "full text" index. This means that all the words in a document are indexed, and not just title, abstract, and subject heading words.
Because of this, a seemingly simple search will retrieve many documents that are not relevant to the information being sought.
To search more precisely use "Advanced Search" by clicking on the link directly below "All Nexis Uni" on the left side of the search box:
Using various search options, you can specify different relationships between the words you are searching.
Use "Term connectors" in the search dialog boxes to increase the precision of a search.
Explanation of the various connectors and fields is found under Definitions & Help on the right side of the search dialog boxes.
Because the full text of documents are being searched, using connectors to specify search term locations and relationships improves the precision of a search query.
To search within a specific publication, click on "Menu" next to the Nexis Uni trademark at the top left of the page. Then click on "All Sources".
Type the title of the source you are seeking. Title options that match your query will appear below the dialog box as you type.
Click on the desired title, then click on the search icon (magnifying glass).
Subsequently, the title will be displayed on the webpage.
Alternatively, click a letter in the alphabet above the list of sources,
and scroll through the resulting list of sources to see what is available.
Click on Get more information to show details about:
To search within the source or sources, click on the 3 dot menu, then click on the "Add to search" menu option.
Multiple sources can be added simultaneously as a filter.
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