Picture this: you’re standing at the top of the escalator, the buzz of the conference echoing around you, anticipation building as you get closer and closer to the opening doors of the exhibit hall. As you descend, the hum of conversation grows louder, mingling with the faint sounds of laughter. And then, you walk through the doors ready to kick off the AALL 2024 Annual Meeting, only to be welcomed by the bright lights of the HeinOnline booth and the smiling faces of the Hein team.
Despite global airline disruptions caused by Crowdstrike’s cyber outage on the first day of travel, the conference saw a record attendance of over 1,800 participants. This year’s theme at the Hein booth was “Dropping Knowledge,” which complemented our Plinko game, where attendees could play to win Hein swag after attending a demo. Join us as we rewind and recap a conference surrounded by lively discussions, and everything that was covered at our booth this year.
New Databases
Nominative Reports (English, Irish, and American) | June 2024
Three collections available individually or as a package for added savings!
These databases bring together the most comprehensive collection of rare nominative reports available online from the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States for the first time ever. Nominative reports are the reports that documented the court’s decisions until the establishment of a formalized method of court reporting.
UK Parliamentary & Government Publications (Public Information Online) | May 2024
New Partnership with Dandy Booksellers
HeinOnline is excited to partner with Dandy Booksellers to bring comprehensive coverage of UK Parliamentary Papers to HeinOnline. Included are millions of pages of historically significant parliamentary material and much more. The UK Parliamentary papers are an essential resource for understanding the functioning of the British parliamentary system, which has had a profound impact throughout world history.
West Academic Casebooks Archive | March 2024
New Partnership with West Academic
HeinOnline is excited to partner with West Academic to introduce a seamless integration of its extensive casebook archive into our intuitive, search-friendly platform. This valuable collection consists of the most comprehensive collection of out-of-print and superseded casebooks from West Academic’s renowned American Casebook Series, University Casebook Series, Hornbook Series, and Nutshell Series—excluding only the two latest editions of each title.
U.S. State Commitments with Foreign Governments | February 2024
Print and Online Resource
This is the most comprehensive publication of its kind. Edited by Ryan Scoville, this is a groundbreaking collection of more than 750 legal and political commitments between U.S. states and foreign governments. Most have never before been published. It serves as an innovative, subnational analogue to official compilations of international agreements to which the United States is a party.
New Features
Altmetric follows online attention across news outlets, websites, social media, and more, tracking thousands of online conversations to uncover the societal impact of scholarly works.
Powered by MyHein, researchers can like and comment on articles within HeinOnline, enhancing the overall research experience and fostering a sense of community within the academic realm.
Enhanced faceting empowers users to quickly narrow down search results based on specific criteria. Select certain facets to instantly refine your search & zero in on the most relevant results.
Users now can download their catalog search results directly into a CSV file, transforming their search results into a versatile format.
Users can effortlessly download a CSV of an author’s scholarly works, complete with their ScholarCheck metrics, straight from their author profile page.
Database Enhancements
New Content
Nearly 60 new documents have been added to the Executive Privilege databases including requests for former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, the investigation into classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, and court documents from United States v Trump.
We expanded our History of Supreme Court Nominations collection to include four new volumes encapsulating hearings and reports related to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process that address topics including her legal philosophy, judicial record, and more.
Subject Compilations of State Laws now has a brand-new editor, Meg Butler, Law Librarian Professor, and Associate Director for Public Services at Georgia State University College of Law Library. Exclusively online, this resource will be updated twice a year in June and December and includes two new timely subjects and multiple updates.
New Journals
Three new Springer journals have been added to the Law Journal Library, for a total of 38 titles. These new titles include China-EU Law Journal, European Business Organization Law Review, and Hague Journal on the Rule of Law.
New Packages
The new Hackney Premium Package was recently enhanced to include 12 new titles, for a total of 24 sports-related journals that explore the legal side of sports to users and deliver mission-critical information to professionals who work in the sports industry.
HeinOnline has expanded our collaboration with Sage publishers! As part of this collaboration, we are introducing five new current content packages including topics such as human rights, criminology, international relations, and more.
Coming Soon
Upcoming Databases
U.S. Political
& Legal History
This database offers researchers an eclectic 50-state history of America, on all the topics you may or may not have ever wanted to know about the United States. Includes more than 12,000 titles, browsable by state.
Administrative Conference
of the United States
Featuring publications by and about the Administrative Conference of the United States, an independent federal agency within the executive branch that recommends ways to improve administrative processes.
Complete Periodical Literature on Law Librarianship
An exhaustive, annotated bibliography of periodical articles, notes, and comments on law librarianship. This is compiled by Michael and Sarah Slinger and is available in both print and online. New articles will be added yearly.
National Defense
University
HeinOnline has partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Defense University to host the publications of National Defense University Press, a premier professional military and academic publishing house.
Organization of
American States (OAS)
This database features Content from the world’s oldest regional organization, with the First International Conference of American States held in 1889-1890.
Limitation on
Naval Armament
A significant addition to HeinOnline’s History of International Law with materials that focus on the treaties for the limitation of naval armament, which were signed after World War I.
Upcoming Features
New & Improved Landing Page
All of the images displayed above in beta version are intended for illustrative purposes and may not accurately represent the final appearance of the product once it goes live. Design, layout, and other visual elements are subject to change as we continue to refine and improve the user experience based on feedback and testing.
With the newly designed landing page, existing functionalities will remain the same, but the design and layout will be modernized. Users will have the ability to filter databases by subject, database type, or publisher. The new design updates will also meet accessibility standards.
New Scholarly Impact Rankings
A new ranking is under consideration including both a global ranking and an ABA Law School Ranking. These rankings may include most-cited author by subject, most-cited institution by subject, the ability to toggle between ScholarRank and H-Index, and more. Stay tuned for more details!
Booth Fun
This year we came with lots of fun giveaways and games to play. However, the real star of the show (no, it wasn’t Steve Roses), was the coveted Hein Hippo.
BINGO: Thanks to our friends at the American Bar Association, Brill | Nijhoff, Cassidy Cataloguing, Courtroom Insight, Edward Elgar Publishing, and the National Society for Legal Technology, we were able to host HeinOnline & Friends BINGO. Attendees played a coverall BINGO game where they had to receive a stamp at each vendor’s booth by asking their reps what was new in the last year. At the end of the conference, we drew one lucky winner, Kathy Ly, who received a $1,000 Visa gift card. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Prize Drop Game: This year we hosted a prize drop game. If you attended a demo, you were eligible to play our prize drop game with prizes including t-shirts, a stuffed Hein Hippo, or a chance to win our grand prize giveaway: a Meta Quest 3 Virtual Reality headset. Congratulations to the grand prize winners, Ismael Gullon and Paul Moorman!
Download Our Presentations
Did you miss our demos? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Peruse the slides for all our demos below.
Until Next Year
As we wrap up this year’s conference recap, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our amazing customers who have been with us every step of the way. Your unwavering support and loyalty are what make these events so special, and we are genuinely grateful for each and every one of you.
Your enthusiasm and engagement inspire us to continue pushing the boundaries and delivering even more exciting experiences. We hope you found this year’s conference as rewarding and insightful as we did.
We’re already looking forward to next year and can’t wait to see you in Portland, OR! Until then, stay connected and keep in touch. Here’s to many more years of shared success and unforgettable moments!
