A quick intro to HeinOnline
Looking for an online legal database for research? HeinOnline is one of
my go-to sources, and on more than one occasion has saved my bacon. Provided by
The Law Society of Upper Canada, members can log-in to HeinOnline with a
username and password. The database has multiple options available for
emailing, printing and downloading pages and sections of a volume, all for free!
From the obscure to the ubiquitous, Hein contains over 2,300 full-text journals such as the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, McGill Law Journal, and Advocates' Quarterly, just to name a few.
Below, I’ve listed only a handful of the thousands of materials available in
the database:
- The English Reports Full
Reprint Vols. 1-176 (1220-1867)
- Chart of Reports which includes the title abbreviations, date range,
and a link to the volume and case
- The Revised Statutes of Canada, 1886 to 1985 + supplements
- Provincial Statutes (historical)
- Canada Supreme Court Reports
- Legal Classics containing more than 4,500 work such as Graunde
Abridgement by Anthony Fitzherbert, 1565, and the Commentaries on the Laws of
England: In Four Books; with an Analysis of the Work by William Blackstone,
1852
- U.S. Supreme Court Library
If you need a username and
password for HeinOnline just contact us at the library. The LSUC changes the
log-in information approximately every 6 months, so if you’re suddenly locked out
of Hein, flip us an email and we’ll provide you with the updated log-in info.
