LEXIS-NEXIS and Factiva at Princeton University
LEXIS-NEXIS (L/N) and Factiva provide access to many general publications and answers to many questions. However, they contain few scholarly journals and even fewer images. Princeton University has two versions of L/N. Here is a summary of what each interface offers:
| Lexis-Nexis Academic (WEB) | Lexis.com |
Factiva | |
| Full text searching | Yes for all areas but company files | Yes | Yes |
| Search newspapers, transcripts, wire services, business publications | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Major Exclusive Publications |
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| Full text of Wall Street Journal & Barrons |
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Newspaper Strength | Major newspapers | Major newspapers | Regional Newspapers |
| Academic Journals | Very few; primarily legal | Very few; primarily legal | Very few; primarily business |
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Trade Publications | Limited | Limited | Very strong |
| United States law | Yes | Yes | No |
| State Legal Documents | Use in conjunction with State Capital |
Yes, can search states separately or in groups | No |
| Foreign language publications |
Limited (Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) | Limited (Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) |
Strong |
| Congressional information | Use Lexis-Nexis Congressional |
Yes | Very Limited |
| International Law |
Yes | Yes |
No |
| Patents, copyrights, trademarks | Patents only | Yes | No |
| Printing, Downloading, Email | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Navigation | Pull-down menus | Command driven or Natural Language | Pull-down menus |
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Off-campus Use |
Via Proxy Server | ||
| Restricted to: | Classroom related, other academic research & administrative research by Princeton University | ||
| Number of Simultaneous Users | Unlimited | 3 available in SSRC | 8 |
Last updated 12/1/2011