Lexis Nexis New Interface For LN Academic

favorable reaction to beta testing by a large number of subscribing institutions during the fall academic semester, the enhanced LexisNexis Academic is now available to all users.

?For this particular release we worked closely with our academic advisory board and held numerous focus groups with librarians,? said Laura Salmon, vice president of Library Research Solutions at LexisNexis. ?Their initial feedback was crucial in our decision to redesign the interface to our flagship product, and we are glad that we were able to provide them with the functionality that they need.?

?This interface came about through an iterative design process with multiple rounds of formal usability testing with students, as well as focus groups and a beta release period that produced lots of great feedback from the academic librarian community,? added Alistair Morrison, product manager for LexisNexis Academic. ?We expect the enhancements will make a big difference to the user experience and improve access to valuable content that has been under-used in the past.?

The completely redesigned Easy Search form is organized into six widgets that provide quick access to the most commonly used content and help students understand at-a-glance the resources that are included in the database. The site navigation has been simplified so that all options are presented in a single menu on the left of the screen. Most search forms have been transformed to make them easier to use. New search forms were also added including specialized ?News? search forms, simple search/browse forms for Federal and State statutory law, and a ?Landmark Cases? form that provides direct links to one hundred topically arranged Supreme Court cases selected by LexisNexis editorial staff for their importance.