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Last Updated: Oct 22, 2024     Views: 10700

For online access to the New York Times:

1. Go to the University Library homepage, scroll down to the Discover section and then click on the Databases by Subject icon.

2. In the Search for Databases box on the right, type in Nexis Uni, then click on the Nexis Uni link in the results section.

3.  On the Nexis Uni homepage:

  • In the upper right corner, click on Sources.
  • On the next screen, just below the upper left corner, enter “New York Times” (with or without quotation marks) into the Search Within Sources search box, and click on the search button (magnifying glass).
  • Near the center of the screen, find The New York Times in the result list, and click on the link.
  • On the next page, you will see articles from the New York Times, including today's articles.
  • Scroll down the page, and on the left side, change both date fields under Timeline to today’s date.
  • If desired, sort article titles alphabetically via the Sort by field at the top of the result list, on the right. 
  • If desired, use the Search Within Results box on the left to find specific terms.

Additionally, online access to the New York Times (and a few other newspapers), is accessible to University of Illinois students by logging in with their NetID and password on the Collegiate Readership Program homepage.

A print copy of today's New York Times (as well as several other major metropolitan newspapers) is available at the Communications Library.

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