William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

William S. Hein & Co., Inc. has been serving the library community for more than 100 years as a legal publisher, periodical subscription agent, and the world’s largest distributor of legal periodicals. Hein’s research and reference tools for law, international relations, political science, and foreign affairs are among its most important contributions to the publishing world. Hein's premier online database, HeinOnline, is an online research platform that provides more than 201 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 academic institutions, government agencies, law firms, court systems, corporations, and other organizations access to authoritative, true-to-print digital material without the hassle or cost of using multiple research databases. Every document across HeinOnline’s 100+ databases is an exact facsimile of its print counterpart, providing access to original, authoritative sources as well as the ease and speed that accompanies online searching. To improve the discoverability of relevant content, we’ve also incorporated unique artificial intelligence tools and research aids throughout our various databases.