It’s no joke! The New Jersey State Library will unveil a new user interface for its digital repository on Monday, April 1, 2024. The new interface will offer researchers a… Continue reading “All New Digital Repository!”
Digital Collections Archives
Municipal Documents at the New Jersey State Library
Did you know that New Jersey has 564 municipalities, ranging from cities, towns, townships, boroughs and villages? That’s a lot of locations for a small state! Here at the library,… Continue reading “Municipal Documents at the New Jersey State Library”
New Jersey State Archives Van Wickle Slave Ring Free Digital Collection
On June 20th, the State Library presented our annual Juneteenth Celebration Lecture with Kristal Langford and Toni Hendrix of the Lost Souls Memorial Project. This non-profit organization is dedicated to… Continue reading “New Jersey State Archives Van Wickle Slave Ring Free Digital Collection”
The Advance and the New Jersey State Reform School
As part of the New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project (a collaboration between Rutgers University Libraries, the New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey State Archives which was funded by… Continue reading “The Advance and the New Jersey State Reform School”
Blog Recap: The Social History of New Jersey Asylums
The reports of New Jersey’s State Asylums to the Legislature are now digitized and available online in our New Jersey State Publications Digital Library. These documents are snapshots of how… Continue reading “Blog Recap: The Social History of New Jersey Asylums”
Historical Company Research: Directories
Historical company research usually requires pulling information from multiple sources. Sometimes the availability of published business information is limited. This is especially true when researching small, private companies. A directory… Continue reading “Historical Company Research: Directories”
Don’t judge a book by its cover: Celebrating the Fitzgerald’s Legislative Manual
The Fitzgerald’s Legislative Manual is a deceptively simple looking reference book. Its drab, unassuming cover does not draw a reader in and is frankly, quite easy to overlook. It is… Continue reading “Don’t judge a book by its cover: Celebrating the Fitzgerald’s Legislative Manual”
Cool Things We’ve Cataloged: Thomas A. Edison Memorabilia
Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, was one of the world’s most famous inventors. He was also an entrepreneur, who manufactured and sold his inventions to the public. In 2015, the New… Continue reading “Cool Things We’ve Cataloged: Thomas A. Edison Memorabilia”
Community Conversations: New Jersey’s COVID 19 Storytelling Project
In November of 2021 scrolling through my personal photo library looking for images not worthy of long-term retention I came across some pictures I’d taken of one of the main… Continue reading “Community Conversations: New Jersey’s COVID 19 Storytelling Project”
The Wolters Kluwer Cheetah Legal Database is now VitalLaw
The Law Department of the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) has a number of powerful digital reference sources to make your legal research easier, faster, and accessible from a variety… Continue reading “The Wolters Kluwer Cheetah Legal Database is now VitalLaw”