I did not find any useful results in LexisNexis, and it was my most frustrating search process so far. However, although I did not learn anything about web design from this effort I did learn some lessons about searching. It was good to have a database that did not immediately return useful results because it forced me to investigate many different angles for using the database, from searching with search results to consulting the index to searching specialized subsets of LexisNexis's records. This is a rare experience for an experienced searcher and I was useful practice.
I think that this search was also a lesson in choosing your databases carefully. Because this was an assignment I had to search LexisNexis for my project, but if this were an ordinary search I should have been able to see from the home page and documentation that LexisNexis was not the best database for me to use if I wanted information about web design. It is a useful reminder that the search starts as soon as you start to formulate a strategy, not just when you are on the landing page of a database deciding what to type in to the search box.
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