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U.S. News Considers Using Hein’s ScholarCheck to Evaluate Law School Scholarly Impact
U.S. News has been collaborating with the Hein Company to potentially create a new ranking, which would evaluate the scholarly impact of law schools across the United States. Learn more about this collaboration here.
NEW DATABASE: GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions
We are pleased to announce the first new database of 2019: GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions. This database is free for HeinOnline Academic and U.S. Core + subscribers and includes more than 47,000 titles and nearly two million pages!
New Flu Drug and Fast Flu Facts
In October 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new flu drug, Xofluza. This single-dose, oral prescription drug is the first flu treatment approved by the FDA in nearly 20 years. Explore how this new drug can bring relief to the rising number of flu cases in the United States.
The Evolution of A Customer Suggestion
HeinOnline often uses icons to indicate tools or links to additional information and features. We received a live chat from a HeinOnline user about a suggestion update to our interface. Let’s take a look at the evolution of a customer suggestion.
ScholarCheck Update and General Overview
Thanks to a suggestion from a HeinOnline user, ScholarCheck statistics inside a document are no longer initially found in a pop-up box. Check out ScholarCheck’s new appearance above any journal’s table of contents
2018 Year in Review
2018 certainly had its ups and downs. HeinOnline continued to grow and improving, in 2018 alone we had more than 12 million searches & nearly 500 million hits! We added new databases, new content and implemented new search features. Here’s a brief synopsis of what happened with HeinOnline in 2018.
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 Annexation of Hawaii
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Rise and Fall of Alcatraz
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Disability Rights Movement
Secrets of the Serial Set: The American Flag
Secrets of the Serial Set: The AIDS Epidemic
Secrets of the Serial Set: Constructing the Panama Canal
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