How can I find articles in the Hamilton Spectator or in Canadian newspapers using LexisNexis?

Submitted by Anonymous on December 7, 2009 - 15:51

click the "Sources" option in the left navigation menu and choose "Find Sources"
in the "Keyword" search box, type "hamilton spectator" and click "Find Sources"
on the results page, under "Select sources below to search", tick the box beside "The Hamilton Spectator" and click "OK - Continue"
Note: coverage for the Hamilton Spectator in LexisNexis is from October 07, 1991 through current

click the "Sources" option in the left navigation menu and choose "Browse Sources"
- for #1, pick "Publication Type"
- for #2, "Filter by: Country"; from the dropdown choose "Canada"
- for #3, click "News" and choose "Newspapers"
put a tick mark beside any or all newspapers that you want to search and click "OK - Continue"

on the search screen, in the search box beside "Search Terms", type the words or phrases you want to find:
if you use the "Terms and Connectors" option, use AND or OR to connect your words or phrases, and the wildcard character ! to catch different endings, for example: pollut! AND (water or air)
if you use the "Natural Language" option, type a question, a sentence, or a few descriptive terms. Use quotation marks for an exact phrase. Do not use the wildcard character !. For example: how are immigrants represented in the labour force?

specify a date or date range if desired
add a Company, Industry, Subject, Geography or People index term if desired
use "Add Section Search" to search within a section, e.g. headline, geographic region, etc. if desired
on the results screen:
- sorting by "Relevance" may be useful bring the most relevant articles to the top
- "Search within results" (on the right) can be used to narrow your results to include more words
- "Result Groups" (on the left) can narrow your results by subject, geography, language, etc.

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