HeinOnline
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 only:
- Case reports from the United States Supreme Court
- Materials from the Federal Register
- Published opinions of the United States Attorney General
- Treaties and similar international agreements
- Law reviews
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, so the advantage of historic depth is balanced by the disadvantage that the database cannot be searched by keyword.
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