PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A New First Impression
Explore HeinOnline's New Modern Welcome Page
May 28, 2025
May 2025 – HeinOnline, a trusted research partner for legal professionals, scholars, and academics worldwide for over two decades, is excited to announce the launch of a fully redesigned welcome page—built for speed, efficiency, and an intuitive research experience.
For years, HeinOnline has been celebrated for its extensive historical content and vast collection of over 3,400 multidisciplinary journals. But we also heard your feedback—our interface needed a refresh. The new HeinOnline welcome page introduces a sleek, modern design that enhances usability while preserving the trusted functionality and comprehensive archival resources that researchers rely on.
Find What You Need, Faster
Time is everything, and we’ve made finding the right content easier than ever. Previously, navigating our welcome page meant scrolling through a long alphabetical list, making it tedious to find what you needed. Now, from the moment you log in, our enhanced browsing options help you explore research with confidence.
Browse by subject to effortlessly navigate content by topic.
Filter by database type to quickly locate journals, international materials, state resources, and more.
Look up providers to access vendor-specific content from trusted sources.
American Law Institute, Sage Publishing, Brill Publishers, and more.
Search for a database by name or explore key phrases tailored to your research goals.
Designed for Quick Discovery
With a reimagined A-Z database list, navigating to a specific collection has never been easier. Plus, we’ve made it easier to access your most-used databases:
New and Popular Databases—quickly see what’s trending in research
Favorites Panel—your go-to databases are now conveniently located on the right-hand side of the homepage
Refreshed Interface, Same Trusted Functionality
Alongside our new welcome page, we’ve refreshed the overall HeinOnline interface to align with our updated branding and style guidelines. Rest assured, the core functionality and search methods you rely on have not changed. It’s simply a more modern, visually appealing interface to match the improved welcome experience.
Our fresh, modern look is more than just a visual upgrade, it reflects our commitment to enhancing accessibility. That’s why we’ve incorporated:
Updated fonts for better readability
Enhanced color contrast to improve visibility
Keyboard-friendly navigation—effortlessly browse and access features without a mouse
But we’re not stopping there. HeinOnline is dedicated to continuously improving accessibility, working to meet and exceed evolving industry standards. Moving forward, we will focus on further refinements in navigation, readability, and usability to make research exploration easier than ever—no matter how you work.
The new welcome page is live and ready to explore. Whether you’re conducting legal research, exploring historical records, or analyzing academic scholarship, HeinOnline is now faster, smarter, and designed for the way you research today.
About HeinOnline and William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
HeinOnline is a product of William S. Hein & Co., Inc., a leading publishing company that has been serving the law library community for 100 years. HeinOnline is a premier online research database that provides comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 3,400 multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international treaties and trials, case law, and much more. Composed of image-based PDFs and available at an affordable price, the wealth of material allows academic institutions, government agencies, law firms, court systems, corporations, and other organizations access to authoritative, true-to-print digital material without the hassle or cost of using multiple research databases. Furthermore, subscriptions to HeinOnline consistently increase in value without added cost as HeinOnline adds daily, weekly, and monthly content while continuously incorporating new artificial intelligence tools for easier research. More information about HeinOnline and William S. Hein & Co., Inc. is available here home.heinonline.org
Contact Information
HeinOnline
Ben Boron
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
William S. Hein & Co., Inc. & HeinOnline
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bboron@wshein.com
716.882.2600