Citizens United and Its Impact on Campaign Financing: A Brief Overview
Money and politics have strolled hand-in-hand since the founding of the United States, when wealthy, well-connected candidates financed their own political campaigns. In fact, George Washington spent about $8,000 in today’s currency on alcohol to “treat” voters on election day.
New Language Facet Feature in the Law Journal Library!
A new facet has been added to the Law Journal Library which allows users to refine search results by language. This new tool is useful for users who are looking for journals written primarily in a specific language. All languages are coded at the journal title level. Check it out!
Deadly Shootings and Gun Laws
In the first seven weeks of 2018, there have been several school shootings in the United States. With the latest school shootings, and other mass shootings, there has been on ongoing debate circling gun laws. Let’s take a look at what has been happening and what laws are currently in place.
Legal Classics: From the Minds of Key Historical Scholars to HeinOnline
Last month, HeinOnline’s Legal Classics database reached another milestone: it now contains more than 11,000 titles! Last year, we blogged about the incredible collection of books contained in HeinOnline in its entirety. In total, there are nearly 50,000 books in HeinOnline.*
Shane P. Marmion Named President of William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
We are pleased to announce an important change at William S. Hein & Co., Inc. and HeinOnline! Shane P. Marmion, former Vice President of Product Development, is now the fourth president in the company’s history.
Map View in State Reports: A Historical Archive Enhanced to Include Court Districts
HeinOnline’s State Reports: A Historical Archive is now color-coded with numbers indicating geographic boundaries of United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts. New databases added with a map view tool will also include this handy feature.
Everything You Need to Know about Author Profile Pages
Author Profile Pages are an excellent way to showcase and promote an author’s scholarly work. This page automatically displays a list of an author’s articles and ScholarCheck statistics and can be enhanced. Let’s take a closer look at this HeinOnline feature and what’s new!
From 25 to 2500: How the Growth of the Law Journal Library Represents the Evolution of HeinOnline
At William S. Hein & Co., Inc., some things haven’t changed in the last 18 years. Many of the same people who were back here then continue to fulfill the same company mission: deliver the highest quality products and service to librarians, legal professionals, and researchers worldwide.
Enhanced Metadata to Improve Search and Discovery in the Federal Register Library!
We have been continuing to enhance searching in HeinOnline by adding natural language processing and machine learning tools to different databases. We are happy to announce that entities are now available in the Federal Register Library!
Bitcoin Doesn’t Grow on Trees
Although bitcoin was invented in 2009 and picked up speed in 2015, its biggest growth spurt occurred in 2017, and its popularity continues to rise. So what exactly is bitcoin and how is it used?