Academic Search Ultimate vs HeinOnline

Academic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary full-text database for scholarly research, with material spanning nearly all academic disciplines. It lists 10,199 active full-text journals and magazines, including 9,581 peer-reviewed journals; 5,873 active full-text journals are indexed in Web of Science or Scopus. The collection also includes 7,153 active global open access journals, plus periodicals, reports, books, conference proceedings and videos. Its video collection contains more than 6,700 videos from The Washington Post and other providers, and relevant titles may include ahead-of-print content. Through EBSCOhost, researchers can use basic and advanced search, citation assistance, saved searches and results, and subject browsing with access points in more than 30 languages. The EBSCO Mobile app supports searching, saving and sharing on iOS and Android. Institutional access is available; the product is also accessible on the web. It has no free plan, but a trial can be requested. Pricing is by request, with no subscription price shown.

HeinOnline is a web-based multidisciplinary research platform with more than 251 million pages of periodicals, government documents, international resources, case law, and other content. Its material is supplied as searchable, image-based PDFs described as authoritative and true-to-print. Researchers can browse or search 1,500 subjects, including criminal justice, history, political science, religion, and business. Tools include article summaries, PathFinder, ScholarCheck, author profiles, More Like This, and Keyword Search Builder; case law, statute and regulation search, legal commentary, citation tools, and research alerts are also listed. A free MyHein account helps users organize work and personalize their experience. The free Social Justice Suite offers five databases after registration to interested organizations and institutions. Annual subscriptions are tailored to the type, size, and scope of an institution or organization, with pricing on request. HeinOnline lists integrations including Dropbox, EndNote, Google Scholar, and Zotero, plus single sign-on for several account types. Security measures described include geographically separated data centers, encryption, and a 3-2-1 backup strategy. Support includes a knowledge base, training videos, live demos, phone support, and live chat.