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HeinOnline User Guide

Page Overview

This page provides Searching Tips for HeinOnline. This page includes the following videos:

  • Narrow a Search to Two or More Libraries
  • How to do a Proximity and Wildcard Search in the Same Search Query
  • How to Use Boosting in a Search Query
  • How to Do a Proximity Search Using the Field Search Option
  • What is a Searchable PDF?

Searching Within Libraries

HeinOnline has multiple training videos for tips to searching specific libraries within their collection. These libraries include:

  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodical
  • Law Journal Library
  • Spinelli’s Law Library Reference Shelf
  • Treaties & Agreements
  • United Nations Law Collection
  • United States Code
  • U.S. Congressional Documents Library
  • U.S. Federal Legislative History Library

Narrow a Search to Two or More Libraries

How to do a Proximity and Wildcard Search in the Same Search Query

How to Do a Proximity Search Using the Field Search Option

How to Use Boosting in a Search Query

Searching PDFs