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Changes in Lexis.com History Feature
Recently LexisNexis ® made an exciting change to the way the Lexis.com History feature works. Previously the History feature would reset at 2:00 AM EST and all searches until that time were purged from the system. Now the History feature keeps a rolling 24 hour log of all searches run. This allows the researcher to do a search in the late afternoon and then pick up with their research the following morning. Since the searches are automatically saved, there is no need to go through the added step of saving them. Furthermore, since there is no limit to the amount of searches that can be saved, this adds a powerful dimension to any researcher’s needs.
The History feature is divided into two sections: Recent Results and Archived History. Recent Results is where the researcher can find the searches that were performed in the last 24 hours. Each result has information that is useful for the researcher. It lists the original results (with a hyperlink that takes the user back to those results), the number of documents that were found, the source the search was run in, the date it was run, and the ability to edit or re-run the search.
The Archived History tab is where a researcher can find searches that were run in the past 30 days. Archived History contains much of the same information as the Recent Results area, including the original search terms, number of documents that were found, the source that the search was run in, the date the search was run as well as the number of days remaining before the search results expire.
Researchers also have the ability to sort their search history by using the Filter feature. The Filter allows researchers to sort their search history under both the Recent Results tab and the Archived Activity tab by Client ID or Date. Researchers who currently do NOT have Filter parameters set can access the Filter by clicking on the Set Filter link located to the right of the Archived Activity tab. Researchers who have already used/set the Filter to sort their search history can change the parameters of the Filter by clicking on the Filter link to the right of the Archived Activity tab.
For additional details, see Saving Your Search Results (History). |
