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HeinOnline Turns 25!
Celebrate With Us & Enter to Win a $500 Airline Gift Card
If you’re interested in using HeinOnline, discovering great research tips and tricks, and expanding your knowledge of a variety of disciplines, the HeinOnline Blog is the place to be. Peruse the blog to stay in the know about new and upcoming databases, features, interface enhancements, and other content. Refresh and refine your understanding of HeinOnline with getting started guides, searching strategies, and other tips and tricks. Finally, discover fascinating content relating to numerous disciplines, including history, law, international relations, criminal justice, human rights, and many more.
Complete Periodical Literature of Law Librarianship Receives 2025 AALL Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award
We’re proud to announce that Complete Periodical Literature of Law Librarianship has received the 2025 AALL Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. This unique database is the most comprehensive resource compiled on law librarianship.
Exploring the Birthright Citizenship Clause: A Researcher’s Guide
Explore the meaning, history, and legal importance of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This guide is designed for law librarians, academic researchers, and college students studying birthright citizenship.
U.S. State Commitments with Foreign Governments Honored with 2025 AALL New Product Award
We’re proud to announce that U.S. State Commitments with Foreign Governments has received the 2025 AALL New Product Award. This first-of-its-kind HeinOnline database documents hundreds of subnational international agreements made by U.S. states.
25 Years Flew By: Celebrate Our Anniversary and Enter to Win a $500 Giveaway!
HeinOnline is celebrating 25 years! From a few scanned law journals to a global research platform, we’ve come a long way—thanks to you. To mark the milestone, we’re giving away a $500 airline gift card!✈️
What’s New in HeinOnline: April 2025 Content Release
Take a look at the latest HeinOnline database additions and updates in our April 2025 content release!
The Insular Cases
The five United States territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are home to 3.62 million people. The people of these islands lack voting representatives in Congress, and are provided with only a fraction of the Constitutional protections afforded to U.S. citizens in the States.
Secrets
of the Serial Set
A HISTORICAL BLOG SERIES
The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal. The Manhattan Project. The Louisiana Purchase.
In addition to writing about the above topics and more, HeinOnline’s authors are dedicated to illuminating the most essential research resources for their readers.
The Serial Set is a must-have publication for any historical researcher. With more than two centuries of documents spanning more than 17,000 volumes, no other publication so beautifully reflects the maturation of the United States. To demonstrate the value of the Serial Set, we’ve created a blog series dedicated to revealing the historical secrets hidden throughout the immense publication.
Each month, join HeinOnline as we explore notable events in U.S. history using the primary sources themselves.
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Statue of Liberty
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Prohibition of Alcohol
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Rise and Fall of Alcatraz
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Red Scares
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