Update XXIV: what's new on LexisNexis[R], Westlaw, Loislaw and HeinOnline: Part 1: LexisNexis[R] and HeinOnline.

Publication: Legal Information Alert

Publication Date: 01-SEP-07

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LexisNexis[R] New Additions, Changes, and Enhancements

The newly designed Search by Topic or Headnote has replaced Search Advisor. It is available as a subtab under the Search tab and allows researchers to search a topic across multiple jurisdictions or document types in a single search. The feature still allows researchers to select from 16,000+ topics and subtopics and run a search without having to formulate the query themselves. And now it also allows researchers to search LexisNexis headnotes. To replace and improve upon ALR content, which will no longer be available on LexisNexis after January 1, 2008, Search by Topic provides a comprehensive view of a given topic, with cases, analysis, law reviews, and more. Search by Headnote generates a summary list of relevant and current cases. on any legal issue, and provides in-depth case discussions on your topic.

The other subtabs under the Search tab remain the same, but have new names: by source, by guided search form, and by dot command.

LexisNexis has just added over 200 blogs through the Newstex database. The blogs cover a variety of topics, especially in the business arena. While some blogs are searchable independently, most are searchable only by topic.

Enhancements to the Get a Document tab now allow researchers to retrieve CourtLink dockets and other documents. Other enhancements to the Get a Document tab make the party name and document number retrieval options more visible.

There are also several other new enhancements to CourtLink, including new search features that allow researchers to search using the old Document Finder or the new Document Text Search, which searches the full text of CourtLink documents. New content includes additional state courts, more federal documents, and over 100,000 judgments.

Total Alerts are now available via BlackBerry.

LexisNexis has made several enhancements to Total Litigator. All documents are now easy to search under the Draft, File and Serve tab within Total Litigator. Also, researchers can now retrieve medical records from both EMSI and MediConnect. CaseSoft products, including CaseMap, are also now available through Total Litigator. Total Litigator itself now has its own tab on the...

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