Law Journal Library

General Training Videos

How to Find the Most-Cited Article Within a Journal

Have you ever needed to find the most-cited article in a specific journal? You’re not alone—it’s a common question, and luckily, it’s easy to do in HeinOnline. Watch this short video to learn more.

How to Locate an Article

Whether you're a student or a researcher, finding the right articles for your work is crucial. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through four simple and effective methods to access the wealth of information available in the Law Journal Library. Watch this short tutorial to learn how to locate an article.

Enhanced Faceting

At HeinOnline we are always trying to find ways to create smarter, better, faster research. With that in mind, we have enhanced our faceting tool. Enhanced faceting is a search feature that empowers users to quickly narrow down search results based on specific criteria. By selecting certain facets, you can instantly refine your search and zero in on the most relevant results. With tens of millions of pages to sift through in HeinOnline, refining your search queries has never been faster or more efficient.

How to Browse and Search with PathFinder

PathFinder is a suite of browse and search tools for subject-specific research, powered by a multi-level subject taxonomy that has been organized from the ground up based on our initial list of 1,500 "topics." In this short tutorial, we'll explore how to browse and search with this visual aid.

How to Use the Venn Diagram Search

With the Venn Diagram search in HeinOnline, researchers can visualize the results yield of various keywords to better refine their searches. Users can not only search with the Venn Diagram within one database, but they can also use it to refine their searches across all subscribed databases. Learn how to use the feature in brief video.

Discovering History (HeinOnline Academic Webinar)

HeinOnline experts Tim Hooge and Steve Roses take a deeper look into researching all things history. Learn how to find rare government documents, original international treaties, historical letters, and declarations of war, as well as crucial secondary source analysis of historical events using the Law Journal Library.

Explore PathFinder (HeinOnline Academic Webinar)

Using a combination of human curation along with natural language processing and machine learning, we’ve extracted thousands of research concepts from HeinOnline's multidisciplinary content. As we continue to grow our multidisciplinary content, we continue to enhance methods for its discovery.

Applying Our Journals Database Across Various Academic Disciplines (HeinOnline Academic Webinar)

Join our HeinOnline experts as they explore more than 3,000 fully searchable journals covering more than 1,500 subjects and more than 40 broad disciplines.

How to Cite Check with HeinOnline

Imagine you’re a second-year law student and you’ve been assigned with the task to cite check a soon-to-be published article. This task can seem daunting to a student, but with HeinOnline it’s actually pretty simple! Watch this short tutorial to learn more.

How to Use Author Profile Pages

Author Profile Pages are an excellent way to showcase, promote, and contextualize the scholarly work of individual authors throughout HeinOnline. Learn how to use this tool to discover authors, browse their works, analyze statistics, see contextual information, set up author alerts, and more.