Nexis Uni™ User Guide: Advanced Searching

• You can target your search to a specific publication by 1) typing the publication name in the main search box and 2) selecting the publication that you are interested from the word wheel. This will add it to your search. You can repeat this to add multiple publications to your search.
• You can also use the All Sources tool (available from the Menu drop down at the top left) to add one or more sources to your search and then run your search right from that page.
• You can use the Source Filters to narrow the available sources based on content type, jurisdiction, or publisher.
• You can use the Search Within Sources function to search for relevant sources; this search will search both the title and the description of he publications.
• You can also use Boolean operators to construct your search (e.g., merger w/3 acquisition to target publications that are related to mergers and acquisitions.
• You can click the star icon (on the All Sources page or in the Narrow By pane of the main search box) to favorite your publication or set of publications and those favorite publications/collections will be available under Recent & Favorites within the Narrow By pane.

There are a variety of Advanced Search forms available that provide an easy way to construct a segment search targeted to a specific content type (e.g., news, cases) or publication. Select a content type from the Select a Specific Content Type drop down and type your search terms into the relevant segment boxes. The Segment Examples document will show you which parts of each document are parts of which segments.

From the home page, you can create a simple search targeting a particular type of content through the Task Pods. Click on the content type that you want to search and fill in the available options. For example, if you are looking for law review articles about original intent from a particular year, simply type “original intent” in the search box and select a date range and click GO.

The main search box in Nexis Uni™ has a word wheel that will suggest documents, legal phrases, or sources based on your entered search terms. Click on a document to go directly to that document or click on the phrase to populate the search box with that recognized phrase.