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HeinOnline <http://heinonline.org/> is a web-based subscription service
that allows you to browse or search libraries containing older law reviews and other legal
materials in image-based format. The following is a brief description of the libraries available
to DOL employees:
- The Federal Register Library provides access to the Federal Register (including indexes) from 1936-forward.
This library also contains the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from 1938-1983, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents from 1965-forward, the
Compilation of Sections Affected from 1949-2000, the Administrative Procedure Act (1944-1946), the Code of Emergency Federal
Regulations Vol. 1 (1965), and the United States Government Manual (1935-2005).
- The Law Journal Library provides access to several law journals from their
inception. Many of these journals are available to within the last one or two years. To view a list of titles currently
available, visit HeinOnline's website <http://heinonline.org/> and click on "Titles Currently Available or in Production."
Look for the Law Journal Library; titles are listed in alphabetical order.
- The Treaties and Agreements Library contains both official treaty publications such as the
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST) as well as unofficial treaty
publications such as the KAV Agreements. This database has more than 18,000 records of
treaties and agreements that are in-force and no longer in-force as well as published and
unpublished. Also includes Guide to the United States Treaties in Force beginning with 1982.
- The U.S. Attorney General Opinions Library includes the Official Opinions of
the Attorneys General of the United States, volumes 1-43 (1791-1982). This library also
contains the Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of
Justice, volumes 1-20 (1977-1996) and Digest of the Published Opinions of the Attorneys-General,
& of the Leading Decisions of the Federal Courts, with Reference to International Law, Treaties and Kindred Subjects
(1877).
- The U.S. Federal Legislative Histories Library contains a Legislative History Title Collection, which provides
access to the complete federal legislative histories of such acts as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Railway Labor Act of 1926. In addition, the Library contains Sources of Compiled
Legislative History, a federal legislative history finding aid.
- The U.S. Presidential Library contains such documents as the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 3
The President (1936-2001), Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1931-2001), Economic Reports of the
President (1947-2006), Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1965-2005), List and Index of Presidential Executive Orders
(1789-1941), and Presidential Executive Orders (1979).
- The U.S. Statutes at Large Library contains the public and private laws enacted by the Congress in order of the date of
passage. Contents include all treaties and international agreements approved by the Senate up to 1948, the text of the Declaration
of Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, amendments to the Constitution, and presidential proclamations. The
database covers 1789-1799 to 2001-2002 (Volumes 1-116), and is browseable by volume, popular name, Indian Treaty, or "Other Treaty" (refers to
the treaties entered into between the United States and another country). For treaties dated after 1948, use HeinOnline’s Treaties
and Agreements Library.
- The U.S. Supreme Court Library contains three Official Reports: U.S. Reports Vols. 1-540 (1754-2003),
U.S. Reports Preliminary Prints Vol. 535-543 (2002-2005), and U.S. Reports Slip Opinions (2002-current).
In addition, access is provided to the following resources: Guide to the Early Reports of the Supreme Court of the United States
Vol. 1 (1995) and two periodicals – Supreme Court Economic Review (George Mason University) Vols. 1-8 (1982-2000) and
Supreme Court Review (University of Chicago Press) (Vols. 1960-2000).
For a more complete list of titles currently available and for updates to the HeinOnline libraries, go to the
main page <http://heinonline.org/> and click on "Titles Currently Available or in Production." DOL Employees can
contact the Library by e-mail or call the Law Library at 202-693-6613 for information
about access to this resource. In addition to the resources listed above, HeinOnline provides access to other
libraries to which DOL does not subscribe. For further information, click on the link for "LEARN MORE ABOUT HeinOnline"
<http://heinonline.org/front/front-about> on HeinOnline's main page.
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