Interesting possibilities, and not just for journalists
I can definitely see this being a popular research tool for those students who aren't buying (or are selling) term papers on the Internet.
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You can search for headlines in the massive database for free. In some cases, you may be able to go to the individual publication's website and find the same story for free, so if you have time and no expense account, it's probably worth trying.
If you want to purchase the full text of a story, you're charged $3 per document and that gives you access to the story for 90 days. You can print and download the stories once you've bought them.
LexisNexis AlaCarte!
Search the archive for free
By Jonathan Dube
MSNBC.com/CyberJournalist.net
LexisNexis has long been one of the best research tools for journalists, enabling reporters to instantly search billions of documents from tens of thousands of sources, from newspapers and trade journals to public records.
Today, LexisNexis is launching a new news search service, LexisNexis AlaCarte!, that will make it easy for anyone to search for free and retrieve content for small fees on an as-needed basis. This pay-as-you-go option is perfect for people who don't have a need for -- or can't afford -- the flat-rate LexisNexis plans.
LexisNexis AlaCarte! provides users access to more than 3.8 billion documents from over 20,000 sources of news, public records, and government information, including top newspapers, magazines, and transcripts, company and industry reports, deed records, liens, zip demographics, state and federal legislation, and intellectual property. The information goes as far back as 1968.
