WEBINAR: United Nations Law Collection - Feb. 24th - There's Still Time To Register

This is a reminder of our upcoming Webinar during which we will focus on using and searching HeinOnline's United Nations Law Collection.  During this webinar we will discuss the following:

• Overview of the Publications
• How to quickly pull up a treaty by citation
• Search for a treaty by treaty/registration number, country, short title, subject, popular name, signing date and more!
• How to interpret/read your search results
• What the Treaty Summary is and how to view it
• How Hein's ScholarCheck is integrated
• Where to find the current status of a UN treaty
• Search all other UN publications
• View International Agreements by popular name
• Scholarly Writings of Faculty Members

We will be holding this Webinar on Wednesday, February 24th at 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. To register, click on the time below and complete the registration form.  After completing the registration form, you will receive an email confirmation that contains a link that you will use to access the Webinar.

Wednesday, February 24, 10:00-10:30 a.m. EST (United States & Canada)

Wednesday, February 24, 2:00-2:30 p.m. EST (United States & Canada)

If you have not yet attended one of our Webinars, we recommend reviewing the Frequently Asked Questions and System Requirements to ensure that you will be able to access the Webinar before the session starts.

Also, as we do with all of our Webinars, we will be recording the session and making it available from the Webinars page on the HeinOnline Wiki at http://heinonline.org/wiki/index.php/HeinOnline:Webinars .

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CURRENT EVENTS: Today is Presidents' Day in the U.S. - Take a Look Inside HeinOnline For Historical Information & Insights

Today is commonly known as "Presidents Day" in the United States.  It is a federal holiday celebrating Washington's Birthday that is celebrated on the third Monday of February every year.  Washington's actual birthday is February 22nd, but the Uniform Monday Holiday bill passed on June 28, 1968, shifted the date of the commemoration of Washington's Birthday from February 22 to the third Monday in February.

Contrary to common belief, this federal holiday's official title is "Washington's Birthday" according to 5 USC 6103.  While several attempts were made to change the title to "Presidents Day", no law was ever passed to officially change the name of the federal holiday to Presidents Day.  By the late 1980's though, advertisers and retailers pushed the use of the title "Presidents Day" and began promoting Presidents Day Sales to clear out inventory in preparation for the Spring and Summer seasons.  It was then that the use of "Presidents Day" became more and more mainstream.   Some states took it upon themselves and renamed their state holiday as "Presidents Day".

Friday, February 12, was President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and some states have renamed their state holiday to commemorate both Washington and Lincoln.

Click here for a Wikipedia article exploring the background of Washington's Birthday/Presidents Day.

HeinOnline has a number of law review articles, congressional documents, and other government resources relating to the history and development of this federal holiday.  Use the links below to explore these resources.

From the United States Code:

• Current text of the law from the 2006 Edition of the United States Code, 5 USC 6103

Related Statutes from the U.S. Statutes at Large Library:

• 20 Stat. 277 - The Federal Holiday was originally implemented by Congress in 1880 for government offices in the District of Columbia
• 23 Stat. 516 - In 1885 it was expanded to include all federal offices
• 82 Stat. 250 - On June 28, 1968, bill H.R. 15951 was voted on and signed into law, moving the commemoration of Washington's Birthday to the third Monday in February

Scholarly Law Review Articles:

• Search for "Presidents Day", "President's Day", or "Presidents' Day" across the full text of all articles and all article titles.
• Search for "Washington's Birthday" across the full text of all articles and all article titles.
• Search for "Lincoln's Birthday" across the full text of all articles and all article titles.

Search the U.S. Congressional Documents Library:

• Search for "H.R. 15951" across the full text.
• Search for "uniform Monday" across the full text of the Congressional Record.

Hein's Presidents Day Promotion

In honor of Presidents Day, we are pleased to offer special pricing on digital content ownership of HeinOnline's U.S. Presidential Library!

Save 20% when you purchase digital content ownership of this library by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, February 19, 2010! That's $899.00 in savings!

Also, save 10% when you purchase any of the following print titles available from Hein...

Public Papers of the Presidents
Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President

Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators
Recorded and edited by: Benn Pitman

Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
President's Commission on the Assassination of Pres. Kennedy

Hearings before the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
President's Commission on the Assassination of Pres. Kennedy

The President – Office and Powers
1787-1957, History and Analysis of Practice and Opinion
By: Edward Samuel Corwin

U.S. Wickersham Commission Reports
U.S. National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement.

To take advantage of this special promotion, please contact the Marketing Department at marketing@wshein.com and reference promotion code PREZ2010 before 11:59 p.m. on February 19th!

Where in the World is Hein

Roxanne Marmion enjoys sightseeing during her free-time while traveling for business. Can you guess where Roxanne is in the picture below?


E-mail your guess to marketing@wshein.com by February 25, 2010. If you can guess the correct monument she is standing in front of, you'll be entered to win a "Where in the World is Hein" t-shirt! Be sure to include your name, organization or institution, and your mailing address. We'll announce the winner in a follow-up blog post and in the monthly HeinOnline announcement, so stay tuned!

Good luck guessing!