Assignment #9
LEXIS-NEXIS 

Due: March 28

Reading:

• What is Lexis-Nexis?
• Using Lexis-Nexis
• Optional (recommended for more information on legal research):
  • Lexis-Nexis: Legal Search Frequently Asked Search Questions (http://www.lexis-nexis.com/business/legalfaqs.html)
  • Lexis Paralegal Update Newsletters (http://www.lexis-nexis.com/paralegal/parindex.html)
• Final Project (Bibliography-Pathfinder) Assignment
  

Assignment:

1. Develop and write a new research question and search worksheet that you will use for your final project. (This can be a refinement of the topic you've used for your team project or you can chose an completely different topic.)

E-mail your new research question to brenner@smccd.net for approval before you start your Lexis-Nexis search.

2. Complete a search for information related to your research question using the Lexis-Nexis service by following the steps explained in Using Lexis-Nexis. (You must use Skyline Library computer.) Use a floppy disk to save the citations (not the full text) of the best three articles you find as a text file named 9-lexis.txt. (Your search statement will automatically be included in your file.)

3. Send an e-mail message to brenner@smccd.net
including the following:

• Your research question
• Your search worksheet
• Attach your file, 9-lexis.txt, to the message.

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