In 1997, CIS (LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions) introduced LexisNexis Congressional, the first title of the LexisNexis suite of World Wide Web-based services. LexisNexis Web services provide access to CIS flagship index and abstract access tools, as well as online access to the full text of related government and non-government sources.

LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions market includes academic, public, and state libraries, offering new general reference information services tailored to the needs of these libraries. In 1998, LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions released LexisNexis Academic, a Web service providing access to comprehensive news, business, and legal information.

In 1999, LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions launched Primary Sources in U.S. History, a suite of Web-based full-text research services. Enlisting the expertise of the editors of University Publications of America, the Primary Sources suite provides extensive coverage of a wide range of historical and multicultural fields of study. Modules include Primary Sources in African American History, Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History, Primary Sources in American Women's History and Guide to Microforms.