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Byline: Tracey Caldwell

LexisNexis spends $150m in Factiva search response

Tracey Caldwell

LexisNexis has made its search facility easier to use in response to the Google generation's demand for simple, intuitive searching.

In the past, information professionals had to be trained on how to search the LexisNexis legal and business information service. Now LexisNexis has spent $150m on improving the system so that it may be searched by novice users and experienced information professionals alike.

Users can now search across six broad categories in one search before drilling down. An intelligent results clustering feature allows users to view the results in categories according to their needs.

Simon McLoughlin, head of corporate development at LexisNexis, said: "Google spurred on the development. Google has had such a profound impact on the simplicity of search that we have had to respond to that. It is no longer enough to say we have fantastic quality-assured ...

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