News Sources

Mount Holyoke College now has a group subscription to the New York Times website, nytimes.com! This means current Mount Holyoke students, faculty, and staff can get free Basic Digital Access to nytimes.com. You can pay for extras like Games or Cooking on your own.

Along with 24/7 breaking news, MHC's nytimes.com access includes:

• Archives (dating back to 1851) timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser
• Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality - found in the App; NYT stories told through enhanced technology
• Daily 360 content - two dimensional, 360° views (with mobile device or using a mouse)
• Podcasts (including The "Daily" podcast)
• All multimedia, including video, photography, VR features, and new multimedia to come.
• Newsletters (there are a variety of topics that you may subscribe to)
• Spanish and Mandarin Chinese versions of NYTimes.com.
• Access to the New York Times education resource website, nytimes.com/edu (resources for instructors)

If you don't already have a personal subscription to nytimes.com

Watch this tutorial video explaining how to activate your account then visit http://accessnyt.com and do it.  A few tips:

• Make sure that the web browser you are currently using (we suggest using a Chrome incognito window) is not already logged into nytimes.com.
• Make sure that the web browser you are currently using is not logged into any Gmail account (including your Mount Holyoke email account). We recommend that you create a unique password for your nytimes.com account rather than logging in using your Gmail credentials.
• Follow the on screen instructions to finish setting up your account  - make sure to use your @mtholyoke.edu email address!
• Note that when the instructions ask for an alternative email address you can leave this blank - it's not a required field.
• Once you're finished following all of the steps, you can confirm that your account is properly set up by visiting nytimes.com, making sure you're logged out, then logging in again using your new account. if you look in Account > Subscription overview, it should say "Basic Digital Access, Group access."

If you already have a personal subscription to nytimes.com using your MHC email account

First you may want to consider what your current subscription includes before deciding whether or not to take advantage of the Mount Holyoke subscription. If you do decide to take advantage of the MHC Basic Digital Access subscription, you'll need to cancel your existing nytimes.com subscription:

• Visit https://www.nytimes.com
• Click on the LOG IN button and follow the instructions to login
• Click on Account and select Subscription Overview
• Scroll to the bottom of the Subscription Overview page and click on Cancel Your Subscription. There's an online cancellation form as well as options for canceling via chat or phone if you have any questions and would like assistance.
• Note that your personal subscription will not actually cease until the end of the current billing cycle.

Once you’ve canceled your Basic Digital Access subscription (or modified your subscription to include only extras like Games or Cooking that you'd like to continue paying for), follow the instructions in the "If you don't already have a personal subscription to nytimes.com" section above to get access via MHC's group subscription.

Once you've created your account, you can download The New York Times app for your smartphone or tablet. Visit The New York Times App or search for "The New York Times" on your device's app store.

The library also offers access to New York Times articles via these ProQuest databases:

• New York Times - All Years
• New York Times (1980-present)
• New York Times Historical Newspaper (1851-2010)

While nytimes.com is better for up-to-the-minute news, multimedia content, and the Spanish and Mandarin Chinese editions of The New York Times, ProQuest offers better access to the newspaper's historical content with more sophisticated searching capabilities.

Schedule an in-person or Zoom appointment with a Research Services librarian:

You can also contact the New York Times' support team for education account holders at edu@nytimes.com or call their customer care team at 800-591-9233.