The NJ State Library (NJSL) offers a variety of resources to assist users in accessing and requesting items from its collections.
By utilizing tools such as the Library Catalog, databases, NJSL Discovery, NJSL Digital Collections, and Electronic Journals, patrons can efficiently locate and request materials to support their research and informational needs.
Using Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
Materials not available in our collections or databases can be requested from another library using the interlibrary loan service, ILLiad.
ILLiad is available to State employees and Thomas Edison State University (TESU) staff, students and mentors with an NJSL borrower’s card.
Using Our Catalog
Our online catalog can be searched without a library card and contains records for:
- All print materials
- All NJ state documents (when digitized, a link is included)
- Select US documents (when digitized, a link is included)
- Most State Library eBook collections
Card holders can log in to their library account and use the Request Item link to reserve materials from circulating collections. Contact us if you have any questions.
Using Discovery and Databases
State employees and TESU cardholders can login to NJSL Discovery Search to search and receive remote access to journal articles.
NJSL Discovery includes articles available in EBSCOhost and other key databases including NewsBank, Accessible Archives, and HeinOnline.
Some content can only be accessed by searching directly in one of our databases (including ProQuest, Mergent, and Wolters Kluwer). TESU affiliates can access ProQuest Central using MyEdison.
Talking Books and Braille Center
Members of the NJSL Talking Book and Braille Center (TBBC) can request materials from TBBC’s collection.
For more information on services for those with a physical impairment, a reading disability, or a visual impairment please visit our TBBC page, or contact below.
- Email: tbbc@njstatelib.org
- Call: 800-792-8322
- Visit the The Talking Book and Braille Center.
TBBC is a library that provides no-cost, home-delivered services, on behalf of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled to children, teens and adults in New Jersey who have difficulty reading standard print or trouble holding a book.
TBBC is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed on this website do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
More Information
- For additional library resources available to you, see Services For.
- If you have any questions, contact us.