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If you’re interested in using HeinOnline, discovering great research tips and tricks, and expanding your knowledge of a variety of disciplines, the HeinOnline Blog is the place to be. Peruse the blog to stay in the know about new and upcoming databases, features, interface enhancements, and other content. Refresh and refine your understanding of HeinOnline with getting started guides, searching strategies, and other tips and tricks. Finally, discover fascinating content relating to numerous disciplines, including history, law, international relations, criminal justice, human rights, and many more.
New Topic Taxonomy Brings “Categories” and “Subjects” into the HeinOnline Mix
Using a combination of human curation along with natural language processing and machine learning, we’ve extracted narrow research concepts from each article in the Law Journal Library database. We call these concepts “Topics.” Discover how these topics help when browsing and searching.
Deck the Courts with Boughs of Establishment Clause Litigation
The holiday season brings discussions of the First Amendment, cries of interference and discrimination, and glances at nativity scenes. Using HeinOnline, let’s clear up some of this Christmastime confusion and see what the Supreme Court has to say on the constitutionality of these traditions.
Tip of the Week: How to Use ScholarCheck
ScholarCheck analyzes citation data to provide the most-cited journals, articles, and authors and aides researchers in quickly locating related material. Watch the brief video below to get an overview of HeinOnline’s ScholarCheck, or read below for more information.
Tips from the Experts for Using the Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP), the world’s only multilingual legal journal index. Established as a print resource by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) in 1960, IFLP has since migrated to HeinOnline’s, making it even easier to use. Join us as we explore IFLP.
Breaking Down This Year’s Substantial Addition of Legislative Histories
Alongside the rest of our daily, weekly, and monthly content additions this year, we continued to expand the U.S. Federal Legislative History Library with additional statute coverage. Join us as we explore this new content.
The Elephant in the Room: Animal Welfare in the United States
In 1948, the United Nations declared that freedom, justice, and peace rely on a respect for human rights. A few decades later, a global campaign surfaced, advocating that this respect be extended to other animals, as well. Follow along to see how to research this topic with HeinOnline.
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 Iran-Contra Affair
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Sinking of the Titanic
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Secrets of the Serial Set: The First Transcontinental Railroad
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Secrets of the Serial Set: The American Flag
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