 New Jersey Government Publications
Since 1875 the New Jersey State Library has been the primary depository for official publications of state government that are intended for public distribution and is governed by P.L. 52:14-25.1 and 52:14-25.2. Official publications include departmental annual reports, statistical reports, transcripts of legislative hearings, and special studies from the early part of the nineteenth century to the present. However, all strictly legal materials, e.g., Laws of New Jersey, court decisions, administrative regulations, are in the Law Library. Most of the collection is now in one area and open for direct public access. "Dead" periodicals and some infrequently used materials are housed elsewhere in the building, and can be retrieved for you within a few minutes. Publications can be identified by author, title and subject and call number in the online catalog. Collection Policy The State Library normally has three copies of each item (though we only receive single copies of some items). The first copy is a reference copy for use in the building only. The other copies are usually available for circulation, either directly or via interlibrary loan. For the newest items still in processing, only a non-circulating copy is available. Personal copies of most recent public hearings are usually available on request. What is a Publication? State publications are defined as public documents appearing as reports, directories, statistical compendiums, bibliographies, newsletters, bulletins, state plans, brochures, periodicals, committee minutes, transcripts of public hearings, maps and other documents produced for the public. It does not include internal memos, administrative or training materials used only within an agency.
How to Submit Your Agency's Publication There are three ways to submit your publications to the New Jersey State Library:
Depository Libraries for New Jersey Documents The State Library supplies copies of most current materials to 35 other libraries in New Jersey that have agreed to maintain each item and make it available for a minimum period of five years. Go to List of NJ Depository Libraries. We also send shipments to out of state libraries, including the Library of Congress, New York Public Library, California State Library, and the Philadelphia Free Public Library. Go to Depository Shipment Checklists to see what we have recently sent out. We also send out notices of the electronic documents we have added to our collection. Digital or "Web Only" Documents After submission to our e-mail address your e-document will be saved to our server, printed on acid free paper and cataloged. The cataloging record includes a link to the electronic document. The title is then included on on Depository Shipment Checklist. A link to the agency version of the publication will be available through the New Jersey Government Publications on the Web site. Location Level 4 (State Street side) |
