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Hein Online Coverage

HeinOnline is a multi-faceted database that provides access to law journals, laws and regulations, case law, U.S. Federal and State information, etc.

HeinOnline offers a strong set of historical content including Presidential papers, congressional reports, United Nations and other organization papers and documents, treaties and agreements, and much more.

This guide provides an overview of the HeinOnline database.

HeinOnline requires users to input Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) in all caps. FYI.

Thank you to the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library for providing access to HeinOnline.

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HeinOnline is Hein's premier online product, with more than 70 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from the inception of more than 1,600 law and law-related periodicals.
Focuses on law journals, case law, and government documents.

Some United States collections include the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and parts of the Serial Set. Other notable collections are the US state collections, Canon law materials, international treaties and agreements, English legal materials, and United Nations legal materials.

Databases by Category: Canadian Content, Case Law, Current Content Journals, International Resources, International Treaties and Agreements, U.K. Content, U.S. Federal Content, U.S. State Content

Learn more about this resource at: https://lib.stmarytx.edu/HeinOnline

HeinOnline Advanced Search Syntax
User Guide to the HeinOnline's search syntax. Use to improve your search results.

About HeinOnline

HeinOnline offers extensive support via the Help menu in the database, including videos.

In addition, HeinOnline offers detailed research guides on topics. As of March 22, 2021, there were 51 separate guides on a variety of topics and database features.

Exploring HeinOnline Research Guides
Research guides on topics and features of the HeinOnline databases.
HeinOnline Video Tutorials
Videos include "What is HeinOnline" and "Searching 101". Includes a many videos.

Law Library Information

HeinOnline is a subscription database purchased by the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library. This box lists two guides that appear on their website and offer more details about HeinOnline.

HeinOnline Getting Started
Law Library resource to help you get started with HeinOnline
HeinOnline Comprehensive User Guide
Law Library provided guide about the comprehensive features of the database

HeinOnline Guide