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Beyond Citations: New Altmetric Feature Explores the Social Impact of Scholarly Works
HeinOnline has integrated with Altmetric, which follows online attention across news outlets, websites, blogs, social media, and more, tracking thousands of online conversations to uncover the societal impact of scholarly works.
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Behind the Bindings: Researching Black History in the Law Journal Library
We may be coming to the end of Black History Month, but researchers know that learning about Black history doesn’t have a timeline. Did you know that our Law Journal Library has a number of tools that can help you find articles on Black history?
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Subject Compilations of State Laws Update
The Subject Compilations of State Laws database has a new editor and has received several recent updates, such as nearly 400 new bibliographic entries and two new subjects!
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Primaries vs. Caucuses: How Presidential Nominees Are Chosen
Last month, Iowa held its Republican presidential caucus. A week later, New Hampshire held the first primary election of the 2024 election season. All these primaries and caucuses might have you wondering, what’s the difference?
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New Database: U.S. State Commitments with Foreign Governments
We’re excited to introduce a groundbreaking collection, U.S. State Commitments with Foreign Governments, comprising over 750 legal and political commitments between U.S. states and foreign governments—most of which have never been published before.
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New Titles Added to the Hackney Premium Package
We’re excited to announce the expansion of our Hackney Publications Package, the definitive collection of sports law journals that has been a game-changer for legal professionals and enthusiasts alike.
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.
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Secrets of the Serial Set: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
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Secrets of the Serial Set: The Three Mile Island Disaster
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Secrets of the Serial Set: Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Secrets of the Serial Set: The AIDS Epidemic
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Secrets of the Serial Set: The Annexation of Hawaii
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Secrets of the Serial Set: The Disability Rights Movement
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