Information Resources for High School Students: Newark Resources

City of Newark, New Jersey

Official website of the City of Newark.  Open data portal for the city is available.

Newark Public Library
One of the major public libraries in New Jersey, the Newark Public Library boasts a regional federal documents depository, circulating collections in languages other than English, and significant holdings in the arts and humanities, including their own index to songs.

The Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center at the Newark Public Library specializes in Newark and New Jersey items. There is an electronic Star Ledger index from 1989 to the present. The Newark News index (print) covers 1916-1970.

Find the NPL digitized resources at:  https://npl.org/digital-collections/

Selected Rutgers Online Guides:

The Newark Experience (Natalie Borisovets, Dana Library)
Extensive online guide devoted to the history of Newark, NJ.

Newark by the Numbers (Natalie Borisovets, Dana Library)
Data sources about the City of Newark.