HeinOnline's Suite of Tools

HeinOnline’s global features, artificial intelligence tools, and database-specific aids help both novice and experienced researchers make the most of our content. Most of our tools have developed from listening intently to customer suggestions and feedback.

Because both technology and our customers’ needs are always changing, this list of tools is ever-growing. We regularly make new enhancements for customers to utilize (if they wish), increasing the value of their subscription and fostering discoverability and productivity at no additional cost.

Learn more about our suite of tools below.

Our Most Popular Tools

PathFinder - NEW

PathFinder is a visual search tool consisting of more than 1,500 subjects in a multi-level taxonomy.

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MyHein

Create an individual research account within your subscription to manage and organize your research efforts.

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ScholarCheck

Learn more about documents, titles, and authors—particularly their impact in the research community.

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Author Profile Pages

Discover authors in HeinOnline, their scholarly works, statistics, biographical information, and more.

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Artificial Intelligence Tools

More Like This

Interact with our unique program that finds similar articles to the one you're looking at by analyzing document text.

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Keyword Search Builder

Perform more sophisticated searches that take into account your desired "weight" of each keyword.

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Subjects and Entities

Refine your searches by machine-learned topics and metadata derived from the document text.

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Explore This Author

Dive into the context of a particular author with an interactive flowchart that showcases their works and relationships.

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Global Tools

Full-Text Searching

Find mentions of a search query throughout the words and metadata of any document in HeinOnline.

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Advanced Searching

Refine a search based on document metadata, including document types, encompassing titles, and date.

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Venn Diagram Search

Visualize the results yield of various keywords to better refine your search in one database or across databases.

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Catalog Lookup

Search across all HeinOnline content, including MARC 21 records.

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Citation Lookup

Throw any accepted citation into our overall Citation Lookup Tool to pull up the associated document in seconds.

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Database-Specific Citation Navigators

Enter a citation specific to the types of documents within a database using that database's Citation Navigator.

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Case Citation Lookup

Enter a case citation into our Case Law Lookup tool to retrieve a citation within HeinOnline or from Fastcase.

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Auto-Citation for Documents

Find the citation for any document in HeinOnline in multiple citation formats.

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Inline Citation Hyperlinking

Select hyperlinked citations that lead right to the source in question from within the text of a document.

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Database-Specific Tools

Restatement Section Locator

AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE LIBRARY

Easily access current and previous Restatements by name and section number.

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Casebooks Index Tool

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOL CASEBOOKS

Browse the thousands of entries in this database by their affiliated subject, author, title, publisher, or series.

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Topic Finder for Articles and Cases

BUSINESS AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Peruse articles and cases related to a curated list of sports and entertainment topics.

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Title/Part/Section Quick Locator Tool

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Quickly retrieve a citation to the Code of Federal Regulations by selecting its pieces from a handy drop-down.

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CFR Citation Locator Tool

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Enter portions of a CFR citation into this tool and specify the revision year to bring up the most relevant document.

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CFR Sections Affected Locator Tool

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Retrieve Federal Register rules which have affected a particular CFR title and part.

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SmartCILP Journal Alerts

CURRENT INDEX TO LEGAL PERIODICALS

Sign up for tailored email alerts as a personalized supplement to the weekly Current Index to Legal Periodicals issue

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English Reports Case Locator Tool

ENGLISH REPORTS

Search early English cases by their name, citation, or a relevant keyword.

Federal Register Citation Lookup Tool

FEDERAL REGISTER LIBRARY

Select a desired volume and page number with this handy tool for navigating the Federal Register.

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Bibliography Search Tool

HISTORY OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Search Wanger's bibliography using metadata fields specific to the work.

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Browse by Justice Tool

HISTORY OF SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS

Discover materials relating to the nomination of any Supreme Court Justice, such as hearings, reports, and more.

Index Search Tool

INDEX TO FOREIGN LEGAL PERIODICALS

Search and browse the index by subject, country, region, title, and more.

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Indigenous Peoples Treaty Search Tool

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS: HISTORY, CULTURE & LAW

Search for treaties with indigenous peoples of the Americas by keyword and text, treaty number, tribe, description, date, and more.

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Interactive Data Charts

JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION COLLECTION

Visualize and browse the amount of documents in this collection by agency, originator, document type, and date.

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State Comparison Charts

NATIONAL SURVEY OF STATE LAWS

Select a specific type of law or broad legal category to view a state-by-state comparison chart.

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Prestatehood Materials Map

PRESTATEHOOD LEGAL MATERIALS COLLECTION

Interact with a map of the United States to discover state-specific materials relating to prestatehood.

Supreme Court Case Locator

PREVIEW OF U.S. SUPREME COURT CASES

Find a case based on its name, docket number, the Supreme Court term in question, and more.

Reports Index Tool

REPORTS OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS

Search and browse reports by president, commission name, subject, or title.

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Session Laws Quick Locator Tool

SESSION LAWS LIBRARY

Quickly retrieve a specific chapter or page by entering the relevant citation information into this tool.

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Slavery Quick Finder Tool

SLAVERY IN AMERICA AND THE WORLD

Unearth slavery-related documents based on the type of material, their position on slavery, their jurisdiction, and more.

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Greenslips Search Tool

SPINELLI'S LAW LIBRARY REFERENCE SHELF

Search the entire archive of GreenSlips by various pieces of metadata, including subject, jurisdiction, and type.

Bibliography of Early American Law Tool

SPINELLI'S LAW LIBRARY REFERENCE SHELF

Search the Bibliography of Early American Law by various metadata points.

State Constitutions Map

STATE CONSTITUTIONS ILLUSTRATED

Click a desired state on our interactive map to search constitutional materials for that area.

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State Reports Map

STATE REPORTS: A HISTORICAL ARCHIVE

Interact with our map of the United States to find historical state reports.

Internal Revenue Acts Index

TAXATION AND ECONOMIC REFORM IN AMERICA

Peruse the esteemed Carlton Fox Collection with a custom-builtindex, allowing users to access unique search fields.

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Daily to Bound Locator Tool

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS

Quickly locate a page from the Congressional Record Daily within the bound volume or vice versa.

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Congressional Hearings Quick Finder

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS

Browse and search congressional hearings by congress, chamber, committee, and keyword.

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Committee Prints Quick Finder

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS

Easily pull up a committee print with the congress, chamber, and committee information.

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Citation Lookup Tool

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL SERIAL SET

Use a structured citation lookup to enter citation information and quickly pull up a document.

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Volume and Citation Free-Field Tool

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL SERIAL SET

Enter an accepted citation or the number of a specific volume to locate the relevant document.

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Browse by President Tool

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT LIBRARY

Select the name of an impeached president to view materials relating to his impeachment.

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U.S. Treaty Index Tool

U.S. TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS LIBRARY

Easily search across all treaties to which the United States has been a party.

UN Treaty Citation Lookup

UNITED NATIONS LAW COLLECTION

Enter a United Nations Treaty Series citation to quickly access the full text of the treaty.

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League of Nations Treaty Citation Lookup

UNITED NATIONS LAW COLLECTION

Enter a League of Nations Treaty Series citation to pull up the full text of the treaty.

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UN Treaty Index Tool

UNITED NATIONS LAW COLLECTION

Search across a number of different metadata fields for a United Nations or League of Nations treaty.

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U.S. Code Citation Locator Tool

UNITED STATES CODE

Retrieve a desired portion of the U.S. code by entering the title and section number and edition year.

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Country Finder Tool

WORLD CONSTITUTIONS ILLUSTRATED

Choose a country from a drop-down box or select from an A-Z list on the landing page.

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World Treaty Index Tool

WORLD TREATY LIBRARY

Easily search across all major treaty indexes at the same time while choosing between twelve different metadata fields.

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