HeinOnline
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HeinOnline is an internet service launched in 2000 that is a source of legal information, much like Westlaw and LexisNexis. Like those services, use of HeinOnline requires a subscription, although most law schools provide access to students for free. There are three major distinctions between this service and other such services in terms of the scope and type of materials offered.
First, HeinOnline provides a narrower scope of materials, excluding newspaper reports, as well as most federal and all state case law and most administrative material. The service delivers:
• Law Journal Library • American Bar Association Journals • Core U.S./Most Cited Law Journals • Criminal Justice Journals • International & Non-U.S. Law Journals • Intellectual Property Library • Most-Cited Law Journals • American Law Institute Library • Code of Federal Regulations • English Reports, Full Reprint (1220-1865) • European Center for Minority Issues • Federal Register Library • Foreign & International Law Resources Database • Legal Classics • New York Court of Appeals Records and Briefs • Philip C. Jessup Library • Session Laws • Treaties and Agreements Library • U.S. Attorney General Opinions • U.S. Congressional Documents • U.S. Federal Legislative History Library • U.S. Presidential Library • U.S. Statutes at Large • U.S. Supreme Court Library • World Trials
Second, with respect to law reviews, HeinOnline is far more comprehensive, with material that in some cases stretches back to the mid 1800s.
Third, HeinOnline's materials are available only as PDF files. While it does not offer a keyword search per se, HeinOnline does have a full-text OCR search capability.
