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How to create persistent links to searches in Lexis Nexis
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Peristent Links for Searches in Lexis Nexis
Two new functions (so new they are still in beta) in Lexis: persistent links to searches and persistent links to individual articles.
Persistent Links to Searches
Lexis Nexis now has the ability to create persistent links to searches, e.g. links that will take you or your students to the results of an entire search. This function is still in beta. At this point you can only search 6 months into the past. Still, it is a useful feature.
For example, here is a search on the New York Times looking for articles on Greece and debt published in the last 6 months: http://bit.ly/cthmrM
For those of you who use current events, this functionality allows you to link students to specific content.
Copy the URL that Lexis creates and paste it into the Link Converter. This will add the proxy information that will allow students to access the link off campus).
Test the resulting URL. You may have to tweak it once or twice. Try using the author's last name only, for example. Cut and paste the entire title, etc.