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Magazines and Newspapers

for state government

Periodicals and Newspaper Collections

The New Jersey State Library has a large collection of more than 2,000 periodicals of interest to researchers both in state government and academia, of which about 500 titles are currently still being received. The emphasis of Periodicals Collection is on the social sciences, medicine, public health, education, politics, government, psychology, the environment, and management. The library also has a separate collection of titles relating specifically to New Jersey. Various paper and electronic indexes are also available.

The State Library currently receives 20 New Jersey newspapers such as the Star-Ledger and the Record, and 6 national papers, such as the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Library also has collection of about 50 older New Jersey newspapers on microfilm. The New Jersey State Archives, which is near the State Library, also has a very large collection of newspapers.

The State Library also has a unique collection of newspaper clippings covering the time period of 1950 to 1989. Six major New Jersey newspapers were clipped by the library staff, and the articles were filed under several hundred subject headings about New Jersey. A list of these headings is held at the Level 4 Reference Desk.

Services

Librarians are available on Level 4 to assist users in finding periodicals and newspapers. Some titles are held in microfilm, and librarians will assist patrons in using microfilm reading equipment if necessary. Assistance with electronic resources is available on Level 4 in the General Reference Section. Reference librarians can search the New Jersey Union List of Serials in order to determine the locations and holdings of periodicals or newspapers which are not held by the State Library.

For Law Periodicals, the librarians in the Law Section on Level 3 should be consulted.

Circulation Policy

General Periodicals and New Jersey Periodicals (J/PERs) do not circulate, except in rare cases (and only to N.J. State Employees) with the permission of the Serials Librarian. This also applies to microfilm versions of periodicals and newspapers.