Citation - A citation is an abbreviation showing where a piece of
legal information can be located, either in paper or electronic format.
Examples of citations include: 1993 US Lexis 2979, Rev. Rul 99-5, 157 US
429.
Shepard's® - Shepard's® Citations have been in use since
1873 when Frank Shepard first began printing lists of citations to Illinois
Supreme Court cases. Shepard's® now covers all state and federal
cases, statutes, administrative materials, and selected secondary material.
Document - Documents are pieces of information that make up the
various sources. Documents are the results of your query and can vary in
length depending upon the source used.
Source - A collection of documents on the LexisNexis database,
pertaining to the same topic area.
Source - A collection of documents in the LexisNexis database,
pertaining to the same topic area.
Document - Documents are pieces of information that make up the
various sources. Documents are the results of your query and can vary in
length depending upon the source used.
Legal Documents - Documents used primarily by the legal profession
to substantiate or research issues of law.
Non-legal Documents - Documents that are not specifically
categorized as legal in nature, such as: newspapers, journals
Statute - A law established by a legislative body.
Code - A system of accepted laws and regulations that govern
procedure or behavior in particular circumstances.
Short Name - Option under the Option 1: Find a Source feature that
allows you to use the unique library and source file name that LexisNexis
has assigned a particular source to find that source, instead of having to
walk through the list of libraries.
Long Name - Option under the Option 1: Find a Source feature that
allows you to use words that you know are in the title of a source file, to
locate the file on the LexisNexis system without having to walk through the
list of libraries.
Libraries - A collection of legal and non-legal sources comprising
the LexisNexis system.
Menu-walk - A method of locating a source by clicking through a
hierarchy of libraries and files.
Area of Law - Category of LexisNexis sources that divides
information by the type of law covered by the documents included in the
sources which relate to areas of law such as tax, labor and employment,
public contracts law, etc.
Customized User Interface (CUI) - This is a 'homepage' created by LexisNexis to address specific client needs. It functions like a template that overlays the entire database and allows the user to access the most frequently used sources without having to locate them on their own.
Source - A collection of documents on the LexisNexis database, pertaining to the same topic area.
Shepard's®: Shepard's® citations have been in use since 1873, when Frank Shepard first began printing lists of citations to Illinois Supreme Court cases. Shepard's® now covers all state and federal cases, statutes, administrative materials, and selected secondary material.
Advanced Search Screen - Window used to choose the type of searching you want to conduct -- Terms and Connectors or Natural Language searching.
CITE - This viewing format displays a list of titles of documents retrieved.
Custom View Options - This is a screen which allows you to select or de-select segments for display in a document.
Customization Options - This screen, among other things, allows you to change the limit on the number of documents retrieved in a Natural Language search, the sorting method, the number of documents displayed at a time in the CITE list.
Freestyle - This is the term used for Natural Language searching with the LexisNexis™ proprietary software.
KWIC - This is a viewing option which stands for Key Word in Context. Clicking on this option results in the display of a portion of your document where 25 words on each side of your search terms are displayed.
Mandatory Terms - This feature is available when conducting a Natural Language search. It allows you to search for document which contains a certain word or phrase in the document or specifically located in a segment of a document.
Natural Language Searching - This search methodology allows you to enter queries in plain English without regard to connectors or syntax.
Restrict Search Using Mandatory Terms -This feature is available when conducting a Natural Language search. It allows you to search for document which contains a certain word or phrase in the document or specifically located in a segment of a document.
Search Input Box - Field in the main Lexis.com and Advanced Search Screen which allow you to type the words in your query.
Suggest Words and Concepts for Entered Terms - This feature suggests additional search terms where are related in meaning to the terms in your query.
Asterisk (*) - Universal character used to replace a letter or letters in a word.
Boolean Searching - This is the same definition as Terms and Connectors searching which
is a traditional way to search information in most text-retrieval services.
Edit Search - This link is located on the results screen next to the Terms which were
listed in your query. Edit Search takes you back to the Search screen so you can change your query.
Exact Phrase Searching - This type of searching reduces your search results as compared to
other types of searching.
Exclamation Mark (!) - Universal character used to replace an infinite number
of letters following a word root.
PRE/# - Proximity connector finds two terms where the first term must precede the
second term by a specified number.
Proximity Connectors - Special characters which allow you to define how close one word
appears in relation to another word in a document.
Search Input Box - Field inn the main Lexis.com and Advanced Search Screen which
allow you to type the words in your query.
Terms and Connectors - This is the same definition as Boolean searching which is
a traditional way to search information in most text-retrieval services.
Universal Characters - Special characters which are used to substitute for letters
in words [i.e., asterisk (*) and exclamation mark (!)].
/# - Proximity connector finds documents where the search terms are within a certain
number of words of each other. The ě#î stands for a number from 1 to 255.
/P - Proximity connector finds two terms within the same paragraph.
/S - Proximity connector finds two terms within the same sentence.
Book Browse: This feature allows you to read a document that can be browsed sequentially like a book.
Book Browse lets you navigate to the previous or next sections of a document by clicking the "previous" or "next"
link at the top of the page.
Explore Guided Search Forms: Templates of major topic categories listed under the Guided Search Forms tab.
Focus™ feature: Refines your original search results by searching your answer set with new terms or
adding a date restriction.
Guided Search Forms: Fill-in-the blank search templates of the most commonly used sources which integrate easy-to-use
search fields and pick lists of commonly used sources to make research faster.
History feature: Automatic logging and saving feature (until 2:00 a.m. Eastern time the following day) which allows
you to review any searches you may want to revisit.
Segment Searching: Restricts your search to a portion or portions of a document.
Citation: A citation is an abbreviation showing where a piece of legal information can be located, either in paper or electronic format. Examples of citations include: 1993 US Lexis 2979, Rev. Rul 99-5, 157 US 429.
Shepard's ® Shepardise citations have been in use since 1873, when Frank Shepard first began printing lists of citations to Illinois Supreme Court cases. Shepardise now covers all state and federal cases, statutes, administrative materials, intellectual property, and selected secondary material.
AutoCite: AutoCite is an up-to-the-day addendum to the Shepardise service. The service covers more than 475 reporters on both the state and federal level. AutoCite is automatically searched when you use the Shepard's® service.
Shepard's ® Signals: Shepardise Signals are on-screen indicators of a citationĚs status. Signals include a red stop sign if there is negative treatment (i.e. a case has been overturned or reversed), yellow triangles where there is possible negative treatment, and a green diamond if no negative treatment exists.
FOCUS™ : Focus™ is a specialized search feature allowing you to narrow your results within a pre-searched body of documents.
KWIC: KWIC format is a view which shows only a limited, relevant portion of a particular result. It lists a number of words of text around the search term.
FULL: FULL format is a view which shows the entire text of all results.
Negative Treatment: Negative treatment of a legal document indicates that a later case, proceeding, or legislative action has disagreed with an earlier legal finding. Negative treatment can range from mild (i.e. criticized or limited) to serious (i.e. overruled or reversed). Any negative treatment requires the researchers close attention to determine if the cite she is viewing is still good law.
Lexcite: Lexcite gives references to primary and secondary legal materials for the cite which you search. Lexcite is automatically searched when you use the Shepard's® service.
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