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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.
Tip of the Week: How to Search within Results
Have you ever constructed a search query in HeinOnline that generated a large number of results? Instead of starting from scratch and creating a new query, users can select the Search Within Results button to add additional terms and narrow down results. Let’s take a look at this handy feature!
4 Simple Ways to Research the Women’s Suffrage Centennial
To celebrate the political progress of American women over the past century, let’s take a look at where it all began. Join HeinOnline as we outline four ways to research the women’s suffrage movement and the 19th Amendment.
NEW DATABASE! COVID-19 in America: Response, Issues, and Law
While we may not know what the next months will bring in this COVID-19 pandemic, HeinOnline has launched COVID-19 in America: Response, Issues, and Law to empower its users with information. Join us as we explore what we do know so far about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Greatest Shows on Earth: County Fairs, Carnivals, and Circuses
At HeinOnline, we’re feeling wistful about all the fairs, carnivals, and circuses that have been sidelined due to the pandemic. So dump some powdered sugar on your funnel cake, grab an ice cold birch beer, and join us on the midway for a HeinOnline guided tour of these great traveling amusements.
Unpacking the History of American and International Child Rights
What is a child? It may seem like a silly question, but the answer is more nuanced than one might think. Let’s explore how the child has become not only an allegory for innocence and the embodiment of freedom, but also a shining beacon of hope for future generations.
HeinOnline’s State Constitutions Illustrated: August 2020 Update
Back in February, we updated researchers on new material that was added to our new database, State Constitutions Illustrated. In the last six months, we’ve added more material! Read below for an update to see what’s new in this database.
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: Yellowstone National Park
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Red Scares
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Iran-Contra Affair
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Prohibition of Alcohol
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Mexican-American War
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
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