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About LexisNexis® Publisher
LexisNexis Publisher is an advanced content management tool. It contains all you need to identify reliable, relevant content from the LexisNexis® services and publish to your users via e-mail, your own intranet, or an external Web site. You control the information delivered to your users by creating the searches that retrieve the documents you need. You can then review the documents found by the searches, determine which ones you want to have as links in e-mail or on your intranet or external Web site, and then publish links to these sites, or you can allow the links to automatically publish. Content can be published to Ozmosys® for distribution, and it can also be pushed to your Web site, portal, internet, through e-mail, or BlackBerry®. It's that easy!
Recent LexisNexis® Publisher Enhancement Information
More then fifteen LexisNexis Publisher enhancements released in March 2007. Based on customer feedback, this release introduces new functionality and ease of use enhancements of the product. Enhancements include:
- Ability to sort editor-created documents.
- Editor can change default results order for end-user searches.
- One click alphabetical sorting of topics for the end-user view.
- Editor-selected documents persist between tabs.
- Tracking of download/email/print of documents for possible monetization by account.
- Staged documents will remain for 7 days, up from 5 days.
- Better message if ID/PW required for access to the end-user view.
- MacIntosh Support for Firefox and Safari for Editors (end-users already supported).
- Add comments on documents and headlines at the same time.
- Create categories for topics.
- Enhancements to editor interface including display of search terms in results list.
- Hiding end-user edit search option from results, if search option is not shown.
- Improved detection of invalid or non-responsive email addresses.
In November 2006, the following enhancements were released:
- Editors can customize display of email alerts to conform to their firm’s branding with a web-based, newsletter-like format. New html format option allows editors to include header, footer, font, comments, etc.
- Print/download/email functionality for end users from the document (cite) list or the full text email.
- Editors can receive email notification of planned outage
- Editor sort options honored on the staged tab
In October 2006, the following enhancements were released:
- Global Indexing Functionality - LexisNexis Publisher now offers the same indexing capability found on nexis.com. Along with the improved Subject Index Hierarchy, editors will now be able to take full advantage of the rich, robust Company, Industry and Geography taxonomies provided for in the LexisNexis content.
- Headline Sort option - Editors will now have the ability to sort their staged or published documents by headline in order to make it easier for end users to scan for a particular story or group of stories.
- Print/Download Feature for End Users - End user can print or save specific documents that they may need to reference frequently. (The feature is only allowed if the LNP editor chooses to surface the Save and Print icons when setting up the display formats.)
Best Practice Tips while using LexisNexis® Publisher
- Create Your Own Document to display in your LexisNexis Publisher Results
Create a custom document, such as a company memo or marketing piece, for publication in your LN Publisher results. You can create the document by entering original text or by copying text from an existing document.
From the Results tab of the topic you want to publish to, select Create a Document from the "More Actions" drop-down list and click Go. A form appears in the Preview panel where you can enter a headline and body text for the document. Additional help is available on the form. Complete the form and then click the Create button to save the document and place it on the Results page. To publish the document to the site, move it to the Staged and Published pages as you would any other document.
- Designing Searches –utilize SmartIndexing and relevancy scores, as well as segments and precision search commands when designing the searches. The global indexing look-up tool is accessible within Publisher. All index categories are now available, so you can easily integrate SmartIndexing terms to add precision searching for companies, industries, subjects and geographic areas (e.g., stories pertaining to Asia). These same terms have been coded in French and German, so if you are searching sources in these languages, you can use SmartIndexing terms to get pinpoint results without knowing a word of French or German. Choose to search index terms or view the available hierarchies. Terms can be added to the search box or searched alone; for example, you can easily create your own industry watches using this tool. In the company hierarchy, you can select the ultimate parent to see a company’s owner and choose the ultimate parent to search all subsidiaries, or you can select the subsidiaries individually. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your Librarian Relations Consultant.
- Verifying Search Results – create a Publisher account within your Lexis account, and run searches both in Publisher and the Lexis research system to compare the results. Verify that you are getting the results you expected and the results you want. If the results are not matching, consult your Librarian Relations Consultant to determine if sources are not properly selected, or a search is not constructed correctly.
- Ease of use tip - Do not use the “BACK” button on the browser toolbar! Use the links within Publisher to move around to various areas. Using the “BACK” button may cause work to be lost. To be sure all of your work is recognized by the system, use only the links within Publisher to navigate. If you have any questions, please contact your Librarian Relations Consultant.
- Currentness of results - If you are frustrated by receiving results that are older than two weeks, even though you have set date parameters, here is a suggestion that will help. Occasionally Lexis will receive data reloads from sources, this is what causes the old results to reappear. Instead of having the date parameter read “date aft 2007” change it to “date aft %currdate-15%”. This will keep the result set to items dated within the current 15 day framework. If you would like assistance with restructuring your searches, please contact your Librarian Relations Consultant.
- Have you ever been frustrated tracking the Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)? Here’s how one librarian solved that problem using Publisher! For years, individuals in our estate-planning group went online each month to retrieve the new Applicable Federal Rate (AFR). Specifically they went to the Internal Revenue Bulletin for the Revenue Ruling announcing the AFR change. Our reference team tried monthly alerts. Which was an OK solution, but the alert message didn’t show the new AFR, only a link to the site that provided it. Finally, with LexisNexis Publisher, we created a monthly monitoring service that distributes only when the new rates come out. And it displays the new AFR. Plus, using the editing features of LexisNexis Publisher, we’ve included a link to the historical AFRs on the IRS Web site. Contact your Librarian Relations Consultant if you would like to set up a similar service.
- Portal Components - Portal components are customizable plug-in modules that enhance your portal environment by providing access to LexisNexis content. The LN Publisher portal component brings you additional flexibility in configuring Publisher news to display on your portal, for instance, you can configure certain topics to only be viewable by certain users, or customize news based upon practice or client pages and more. Portal components are also available for other LexisNexis products, including lexis.com searches, CourtLink, Company Dossier and more. You can get additional information about portal components, including the user guide here.
- Scheduling the search to occur - to schedule the frequency of the searches, at the Topics page, click on Actions next to the particular topic you want to schedule, and click on Edit Topic or Search. Scroll down to Current Searches at the bottom of the screen. Click on Edit Alert. The default is to publish Manually Only, which requires the editor to initiate the search to get results. Choose Automatically to the Results tab to run the search regularly and deliver documents to the Results tab for your review. Choose Automatically to the Staged tab to review or edit the results, or choose Automatically to the Published tab to automatically push results out to subscribers. Once you’ve chosen where you want the results sent, click to schedule the frequency (Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly.) Contact your Librarian Relations Consultant if you have any questions about these steps.
- Accessing Publisher – if you are accessing Publisher routinely to edit searches and create topics, consider creating a shortcut on your desktop for easy access. Additionally saving it to your Favorites or using any other bookmark tool. As a backup, you can always access it from this page, the Publisher Resource Page on InfoPro. In the box on the right hand side, the first link is “SIGN ON TO PUBLISHER NOW!”
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the benefit of Publisher?
The benefit is that you can easily share news information throughout the organization via the intranet or through e-mail. You construct your own search, and can change it as often as you would like. In addition, you can include the organization's own data, even pictures, with the Publisher results.
Can users access Publisher for the Intranet from any PC, or only from their organization's network?
Since Publisher uses IP authentication, users can access the Publisher results on the organization's intranet only through their organization's network. If users can access their organization's network from remote locations, then they can access Publisher intranet results after signing on to their intranet. Users can access Publisher results for the Public Web site anywhere that they have access to the organization's Public Web site.
Are there different sources for Publisher for the Intranet and Publisher for External Websites?
Yes. Our licensors must agree to allow their publications to appear on Public Web sites. Four thousand of our licensors have agreed to allow information from their publications to be published to Public Web sites, and additional licensors agree to external publication all the time. Publisher results for the intranet are pulled from our NEWS; ALLNEWS source and, optionally, Factiva.
How long are Publisher results archived?
You, the administrator, may choose to archive for 1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 60 days, or 90 days for Publisher for the Intranet, and may renew the archive for 90 days (for a total archive of 180 days). Publisher for External Websites may only be archived for 90 days.
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