LEXIS-NEXIS and Factiva at Princeton University
LEXIS-NEXIS (L/N) and Factiva (formerly Dow Jones Interactive) provide valuable access to many general publications and answers to many questions. As valuable as the services are, they do not have all the answers. 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:
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| 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 | New York Times archive | New York Times archive | 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 | Limited | Limited |
| 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 4/30/2007