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Accessing the Atlanta Journal
and Constitution via LexisNexis

Because LexisNexis, GALILEO’s database for current newspaper articles from around the world, no longer lists the Atlanta Journal and Constitution as a “Major Newspaper,” users need an alternate procedure to search for current articles with a local flavor. This handout takes you step-by-step through accessing the AJC on LexisNexis.

1. To reach LexisNexis via GALILEO http://www.galileo.usg.edu, click on Databases A-Z, the gold tab in the bar near the top of GALILEO's screen. Then click L and scroll down.







2. LexisNexis pops up in a separate window when you click on it.



3. Click the tan Sources tab at the top of the red line on top of the search box.
   

   

   
   
4. Click the little blue link next to the folder that says "News."
   
   
5. Select Newspapers.
   

   

   
   
6. Check off the box next to Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Be sure to choose just the plain Atlanta Journal and Constitution to search the entire paper.
   
   
7. Click the red rectangle that says "OK -- Continue."
   
   
8. Click the radio box next to Natural Language near the top of the tan Power Search box.
   
   
9. You may want to adjust the time period by changing the dates in the scroll box at the bottom of the tan Power Search box.
   
   
10. Type in your search and then click the red Search button.
    

    

    
    
11. LexisNexis presents results twenty-five(25) at a time, in a frame that takes up most of the screen. LexisNexis sorts articles by relevance to bring what it thinks are the best articles to the top.
    

    

    
    
12. If your results are not what you expected, click the blue link in the upper left corner of the browser window. This lets you revise your search. You may need to try various versions of your topic phrase or use related terms or synonyms to get a topic phrase that works for you.

    




13. You can move among results with the scroll bar and move between pages with the small, white Previous and Next arrows at the top or the small page numbers and arrows at the bottom of the frame.



14. To see the full text of any article in LexisNexis, click on its blue title.



15. To print an article, click on the small print icon in the top right corner of the article frame. Then print the article using the browser's Print icon.






16. To email an article, click the small email icon in the top right corner of the article frame. Then follow the instructions.