Library Services: Reference

New Jersey Resources

NEW JERSEY LIBRARY NETWORK - NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - NJ ELECTRONIC ALMANAC - BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE - COURTS AND THE LAW - ENVIRONMENT - GOVERNMENT - HISTORY - SPORTS AND WEATHER - THINGS TO DO - DINING GUIDES

New Jersey Library Network

Q and A NJ is a network of New Jersey libraries that offer free, live reference service over the web. Beginning Jan. 28th, service will be available 24 hours a day.

Jersey Clicks is New Jersey's statewide portal that features federated searching of the statewide full-text databases offered by the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey Network, and funds from the Library Services and Technology Act. 

New Jersey Department of Health

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Service provides listings of assisted living and nursing homes besides NJ Quality and Performance Report (Nursing Home Report Card) and Federal Quality and Performance Report (Nursing Home Compare), and much much more.

New Jersey Electronic Almanac

New Jersey Electronic Almanac is put out by Joshua Communications, Inc. It offers useful New Jersey information such as population, economy, money, taxes, government, education, health, environment, energy, transportation, housing, and construction and real estate.

Business and  Real Estate

• Better Business Bureau
• Business New Jersey Online
• Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce
• NJ Online: Business
• NJ Property Tax Records
• New Jersey Building Permit Data (Residential Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits)
• New Jersey Business and Industry Association
• New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
• New Jersey State Business Gateway Registry Services (Corporate and Business Information Reporting) The listing of New Jersey business can be found here. You can check if a business is listed - free of charge. You may also look up registered trade names and trade/service marks on file with the State of New Jersey. The phone number for the Division of Commercial Recording in Trenton is 609-292-9292.
• New Jersey House & Homes lists homes for sale in New Jersey.
• Small Business Administration (the New Jersey District Office website)
• Low-rent Apartment Search allows low income families, the elderly, and the disabled to search for section 8 apartment units by selecting the state.

Courts and the Law

• FindLaw: New Jersey
• New Jersey Law Network
• New Jersey State Court System

Environment

• NJDEP Bureau of Air Monitoring
• New Jersey Right-to-Know Program   ( from NJ Dept. of Health, it includes Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets)
• The EPA Superfund List are the state-by-state lists extracted from the U.S.E.P.A Superfund lists.  In general, Superfund sites are where serious hazards exist or have existed which are threats to health. Most states have reporting mechanisms for hazardous waste problems, and only the most serious of these incidents are reported to EPA for the Superfund list.

Government

• Essex County This Essex County official page links to Municipalities, Executive Departments, State and Federal Offices, Parks and cultural Affairs, History and Historical sites and much more.
• League of Women Voters of New Jersey is New Jersey citizens guide to government. It includes election dates, voting information, communicating with elected officials and guide to Federal, state, county and municipal government.
• NJ Government Publications, from NJ State Library.
• New Jersey County information offers official county web site, government, history and so on.
• New Jersey Municipal Directory
• New Jersey State Legislature
• New Jersey in the 109th Congress
• New Jersey State Data Center
• State of New Jersey offers information on Business, Consumer, Employment/Unemployment, Health and Social Services, Public Safety and much more.
  

History

• New Jersey Historical Societies and New Jersey Historical Society Links
• NJ History Outline
• New Jersey During the Revolution
• New Jersey Historical Resources
• Internship Resources for College Students
        
  Sports and Weather

• NJ Online: Sports
• New Jersey State Climatologist
• The Official Site of New Jersey Nets

Things to Do in New Jersey

• New Jersey Beaches
• New Jersey Campgrounds
• New Jersey Movie Theaters
• New Jersey Museums
• New Jersey Performing Arts Center
• njArtsTix.org offers the ticket and information source for the performing arts in New Jersey.
• New Jersey Travel & Tourism
• New Jersey Wedding Guide
• Pick Your Own Fruits & Vegetables In New Jersey, from the Agriculture Department of New Jersey State
• Things to Do - New Jersey
  
  Dining Guides

• New Jersey Banquet and Dining Guide
• Zagat.com

October 2009