This tutorial module introduces the LexisNexis® NZ research services.

The Home Page is displayed when you first sign on to the services and provides several search forms to help you find the information you need.

The Common Tasks feature provides quick access to some of the most commonly required searches. Depending on your subscription, you can find a full text judgment, find legislation or find forms and precedents. Choose a task from the drop-down menu. Then enter the appropriate citation or search terms and select Go.

The "General Search Sources" area at the bottom of the Home Page gives you instant access to sources you subscribe to. To search a source, select the Search link located next to the source name. If a Browse link is listed next to a source name, select it to display the table of contents for that source. To change the sources that appear in "General Search Sources", select the "Add/remove sources shown below" link.

The second form on the Home Page, the General Search form, is useful when you have a general query, are searching on an unfamiliar topic, or need to search across a variety of sources.

To enter a general search, simply type terms related to your research topic in the General Search form on the Home page. Then select the source you want to search from the Sources drop-down menu, and select the Search button. You can learn more about creating searches in the Searching tutorial module.

To search in a particular type of content, such as such as Cases or Journals, select one of the content type search pages. To display a content type search page, select the appropriate tab at the top of your screen.

For a content type search, you enter your search terms just as for a general search, but the sources you select from are limited to the content type you chose.

To display the table of contents of a source within a content type, select the Browse tab on the content type search page. Then select a source title to display the table of contents of that source. Note that not all sources have a table of contents, and therefore cannot be browsed. In this situation, there will be no link on the source title.

Using the Source Directory.

To find a subscribed source, use the Source Directory. The directory gives you access to all your subscribed sources. To display the directory, select the Sources Directory tab at the top of your screen.

The Source Directory page includes the Browse Sources tab and the Find Sources tab. Use the Browse Sources tabs to explore the directory. Use the Find Sources tab to search for a source by entering words contained in the source name. You can learn more about selecting sources in another tutorial module.

Various tools listed on the right side of the Home and content type search pages provide quick to access valuable information. For example, you can re-use searches you have saved, review recent searches, and dosplay a list of recently viewed documents. You can find more information on researching tasks in the Online Help.

For help filling out a specific form on a page, select the question mark icon at the top right of the form.

Practice-specific search forms are also available. To display a list of these forms, select the Practice Areas tab at the top of your screen. The Setup page displays initially, allowing you to select which search forms appear on the Practice Areas tab. The forms you select appear on the navigation bar. Select the All Pages tab to add or remove Practice Area forms.

Alerts.

In addition to the search options on the Home Page, other research tools are available by selecting the Alerts tab. Using the Alerts Page, you can create Legal Updates to keep track of the latest developments on a legal topic. You choose the topic, frequency and delivery, and the research system creates the appropriate search for you. You can receive updates either online or via email. The Alerts Page also displays your scheduled searches. Scheduled searches are searches that you created and saved during previous research sessions. You can have these searches run automatically on a schedule you choose, such as weekly or monthly.

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