Databases
The Research Library provides access to a wide variety of electronic databases on topics useful to state government. Remote access to subscription databases is limited to authorized users (state employees and, unless otherwise noted, Thomas Edison staff and students) with a library card.
New Jersey residents should use JerseyClicks to access databases licensed for statewide use. We also recommend many federal and authoritative databases that are free to the public. Databases are also available to visitors onsite at the State Library.
Copyright notice: Transmission or reproduction of items beyond that permitted by fair use requires the permission of the copyright owners. It is the user’s responsibility to determine and comply with all restrictions based upon the intended use of the materials. All users are expected to respect the intellectual property rights of licensed material. Failure to do so will result in loss of access.
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- Business,
- Newspapers
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
- Full text of the Wall Street Journal, Sloan Management Review, The Economist, Financial Times, and Australian Financial Review
- 45,000+ business-related dissertations, 10,000+ business cases and case studies, 50 million+ U.S. company records
- 450,000+ working papers from The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), INSEAD, and The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Expert analyses of industries, countries, economies, and markets
- Downloadable variables and key indicators of actual and forecasted economic data from the Economist Intelligence Unit
Remote Access: state employees
On-site Access: yes
- Genealogy,
- History,
- Humanities,
- New Jersey,
- Newspapers
History Commons
Search, browse, and download the full text of select histories, magazines, and newspapers. Works are in the public domain, but unlike free copies, all text is accurately transcribed and searchable.
American County Histories includes public domain histories of New Jersey and other states, useful for researching local history, genealogy, public officials, data, and roadworks.
Also available: African American Newspapers (1827-1919), Abolitionist newspapers, Women’s Suffrage newspapers, World War I: American Military Camp Newspapers (1916-1923), Frank Leslie’s Weekly (1855-1922), American Inventor (1878-1887), Godey’s Lady’s Book (1830-1898), The Pennsylvania Gazette (1728–1800), The Virginia Gazette (1736-1780), South Carolina Newspapers (1732-1780). Topics: Anatomy of Protest in America (1701-1928), The Civil War Collection (1855-1869), and Quarantine and Disease Control in America (1736-1928).
Former name: Accessible Archives
Remote Access: state employees and TESU
On-site Access: yes
- Business,
- Newspapers,
- Politics
New Jersey Public Legal Notices (2002-Present)
Find New Jersey local, county, and statewide public notices placed by governments and ordered by courts. Public notices are legally required to be published and include foreclosures, hearings, procurement of bids, financial reports, ordinances and other government activities. Published by the New Jersey Press Association.
Due to a change in state law (P.L.2025, c.22), legal notices are now published on the website of the Division of Purchase and Property within the New Jersey Department of the Treasury. The Secretary of State also publishes a Legal Notices Webpage.
Remote Access: free
On-site Access: yes
- Genealogy,
- Newspapers
New York Times – Historical (1851-2019) (ProQuest)
Find articles from the New York Times, 1851-2018. You can search the full text or read the newspaper as it appeared in print, including all photographs, advertisements, and obituaries.
Remote Access: state employees
On-site Access: yes
- Newspapers
New York Times, The (1980-) (ProQuest)
Find articles from the New York Times, 1980-present. You can search the full text, but images are not included.
Remote Access: state employees
On-site Access: yes
- New Jersey,
- Newspapers
NewsBank
Find articles from over 1,000 U.S. news sources. NewsBank includes over 50 New Jersey and other regional publications, including weekly and daily newspapers.
FULL TEXT ACCESS AND DIGITAL MICROFILM
These papers contain the “full text” of articles and “digital microfilm” of the entire paper (including images) for the dates provided.
- Trenton Times (full text: 3/16/1993-current; digital: 1883-1993; 2018-current)
- The Star-Ledger (full text: 5/10/1989-current; digital: 1945-1989; 2017-current)
- Press of Atlantic City (full text: 9/29/1988-current; digital: Sep 2018-current)
- Hunterdon County Democrat (full text: 1991-Jan 2025; digital: 2018-Jan 2025)
- Jersey Journal, (full text: 1999-Jan 2025; Dec 2017 – Jan 2025)
- The Trentonian (full text: 2000-current; digital: Nov 2021-current)
FULL TEXT ACCESS
These papers contain the “full text” of articles, with no images included.
- Burlington County Times (6/24/2002-current)
- Gloucester County Times (12/22/2004-11/5/2012)
- News of Cumberland County (7/31/2004-11/3/2012)
- The Record (Hackensack) (1985-2022); continued in ProQuest database
- South Jersey Times (11/5/2012-current)
- Today’s Sunbeam (12/19/2004-11/8/2012)
- New York Post (1999-current)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (1981-current)
- Philadelphia Daily News (1978-current)
Remote Access: State employees
On-site Access: yes
- Newspapers
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO)
Find articles from 1400 national and international newspapers. You can search the full text, but images are not included.
Coverage includes the Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The Washington Times (DC). Also includes television and radio news transcripts, including: ABC News (American), ABC (Australian), CBC (Canadian), CBS News, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, MSNBC, National Public Radio and PBS.
This database is also available to New Jersey residents via JerseyClicks.
Remote Access: authorized users
On-site Access: yes
- Business,
- Education,
- Health,
- History,
- Humanities,
- Multidisciplinary,
- New Jersey,
- Newspapers,
- Politics,
- Science,
- Social
ProQuest Central
Search all our subscribed ProQuest databases. Find articles on business, health and medicine, language and literature, social sciences, education, science and technology, history, religion, and philosophy. Includes thousands of national and international newspapers.
Remote Access: state employees
On-site Access: yes
- New Jersey,
- Newspapers
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Northeast
Find articles from select major U.S. Northeast regional newspapers. You can search the full text or read the newspaper as it appeared in print, including all photographs, advertisements, and obituaries.
See also ProQuest New Jersey Newspapers for historical and current New Jersey content.
Remote Access: state employees
On-site Access: yes
- Newspapers
ProQuest New Jersey Newspapers
Find articles from select New Jersey newspapers listed below. You can search the full text or read the newspaper as it appeared in print, including all photographs, advertisements, and obituaries. Includes the following New Jersey newspapers. There is a three month embargo on current content.
- Asbury Park Evening Press (1905-1974)
- Asbury Park Press (1974-current)
- Bergen Evening Record (1922-1960)
- Courier-News [Bridgewater] (1961-current)
- Courier-Post [Camden] (1950-current)
- Evening Record [Hackensack] (1898-1902, 1913-1914, 1920-1922)
- Evening Record and Bergen County Herald [Hackensack] (1902-1920)
- The Record [Hackensack] (1960-2009)
- Millville Daily Republican (1923-1960)
- The Millville Daily (1960-1988)
- The Daily Journal [Millville] (1988-current)
- Daily Record [Morristown] (1974-current)
- Daily Home News [New Brunswick] (1903-1970)
- Home News [New Brunswick] (1970-1985)
- Central New Jersey Home News [New Brunswick] (1985-1995)
- Home News and Tribune [East Brunswick] (1995-2009)
- Home News Tribune [East Brunswick] (2010-current)
- Evening News [Plainfield] (1884-1885)
- Plainfield Evening News (1885-1894)
- Plainfield Courier (1891-1894)
- Plainfield Courier-News (1894-1961)
- Daily Journal [Vineland] (1876-1880)
- Evening Journal [Vineland] (1880-1925)
- Vineland Times (1925-1942)
- Vineland Times Journal (1942-1988)
Remote Access: state employees
On-site Access: yes