Introduction to HeinOnline Database for Legal Research

HeinOnline is "a premier online research platform that provides more than 232 million pages of multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, case law, and much more. Composed of fully searchable image-based PDFs and available at an affordable price, the wealth of material allows researchers access to authoritative, true-to-print digital material without the hassle or cost of using multiple research databases." 

This training provides you introduction and hands-on training to get you started to use the HeinOnline database to do legal research. It is offered by Kelley Center for Government Information partnered with the HeinOnline Representative. 

The training is scheduled for an hour. It will cover:

  • Content available via Fondren Library subscription
  • How to use the one-box search
  • Artificial intelligence tools
  • How to utilize a MyHein profile
  • Where to locate help resources
  • Q&A

Attendee Eligibility

Due to the commercial license, this training is only open to Rice faculty, staff, and students.  

Contact

This training session is organized by Anna Xiong, jax2@rice.edu, Head of Kelley Center for Government Information & Civic Engagement, also the Subject Liaison for Department of Sociology and Kinder Institute for Urban Research, in partnership with the representative from the HeinOnline database company. 

Date/Time
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Location
This is online course via zoom. The zoom link will be sent after the registration.
Registration Form
Some short courses are offered multiple times each semester, please enter the course date/time you wish to register.
Rice Affiliation
* Denotes that Friends of Fondren Library membership is required for classes offered by the GIS/Data Center and Digital Media Commons. Government Information classes like Patents and Trademarks, Census and Microforms do not require a membership.
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