LexisNexis Congressional Web-based service uses the powerful
search features of the CIS controlled vocabulary and the contextual
information of CIS abstracts to provide access to congressional
publications regardless of format.
LexisNexis Congressional provides-
- Seamless Searching-
- LexisNexis Congressional provides a seamless link between
the powerful search features of CIS's indexing and abstracting
and the electronic full text of the corresponding source publications
in digital formats. Users can jump from CIS abstracts directly
to the electronic full text of a publication, and then link to
related congressional publications.
- Comprehensive Access-
- LexisNexisCongressional brings CIS's indexing and abstracts
together with legislative, regulatory, and related materials from
a variety of sources-all in one convenient service. Plus, LexisNexis
Congressional offers students access to valuable background
and analysis articles. LexisNexis Congressional brings
all the information users need together in one place.
- Common Interface-
- LexisNexis Congressional's forms-based interface lets
users search a wide range of legislative, regulatory, and related
information using one common interface. Plus, it allows
a library to provide location information for their CIS/Microfiche
- Legislative Tracking-
- With LexisNexis Congressional, users can track the
course of a bill through the legislative process. This makes it
a valuable reference tool for researchers interested in U.S. public
policy and legal issues.
- Campus-Wide Access-
- Users can access it from wherever they happen to be-in the library,
faculty offices, and dorm rooms. Broader access means greater
convenience, higher use, and increased user satisfaction.
- Affordable Pricing-
- For most institutions, LexisNexis Congressional costs
only slightly more than the CIS/Index in print or CD-ROM-in
some cases, it will even cost less than what an institution
is currently paying for the Index.