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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Yesterday, the United States observed the holiday which marks Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. The name Martin Luther was chosen in honor of the German religious reformer from the 1500s.
Fact-Check to Avoid Spreading Fake News
Fake news is still a real concern in American society, except its current iteration has different intentions: making money and political influence. Fake news is not a new problem.
2016 Year in Review
What a tumultuous year 2016 turned out to be! HeinOnline has been steadily adding new databases and new content to existing modules, as well as developing helpful tools designed to improve research experiences. Here’s a brief review of what HeinOnline accomplished in 2016!
Top 100 Journals: New Comparison
Back in July, an analysis was released on the HeinOnline blog which compared the depth of HeinOnline’s journal content with five other legal research databases. We now include a comparison between HeinOnline and the EBSCO Index to Legal Periodicals.
Top 100 Journals Comparison Across Multiple Legal Research Databases
“What does HeinOnline have compared to other legal research databases?” Thus, this analysis was performed on database content for the top 100 law journals for six major legal research databases. The results of the study are discussed in detail below.
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 Mexican-American War
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Lavender Scare
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Apartheid Era
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Killing of Osama bin Laden
Secrets of the Serial Set: Yellowstone National Park
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Legacy of the Wright Brothers
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