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Monday, March 15, 2004

Nexis search tip

Here are a few tips to help you be a better Lexis-Nexis searcher...

When you want an article to focus on a certain person or issue - search the headline or lead:
hlead(search words)

When you are searching to see if a certain headline has been used or you know the headline of an article:
headline(search words)

When you know the author (and I've added a date parameter here too):
byline(kosseff) and date aft 1/1/2004

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