News: New York Times FAQ

A:  Yes, a few:
- You must be a current UW student, faculty, or staff member with a valid UW NetID to register. Retired UW employees also have access.
- Our access does not include e-reader editions.
- Our access does not include NYT stand-alone services (Cooking, Games, Wirecutter, Athletic). You must subscribe to those directly from the NYT. See the NY Times Products & Subscriptions page for more information.
- Copyright restrictions may limit access to archived articles published from 1923 through 1980.  Within this date range, you may only open 5 articles per day.  As an alternative, use ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times.

A: Yes. First cancel your personal subscription:
Email: customercare@nyt.com 
Phone: 800-698-4637
Live Chat

A: Yes. Copy the url in the address bar and paste it into your syllabus or Canvas course. Be sure to tell your students to create their own UW NYTimes account or they will encounter the paywall. For more info about using the NY Times in your courses, see Teaching & Learning.

A: Yes. After you create your UW NYT account, log in to the app on your phone or tablet using your UW NYT account information.

A: No. Do not share your account with others. 

A: You will see this message if you are using Husky OnNet. Disconnect from Husky OnNet and then follow the activation steps.

A:  You must first activate your UW NYT account.  

A:  Your browser cache or history may have cleared.  Go to nyt.com and log back in.

A: UW faculty/staff accounts must be reactivated/renewed every 4 years. UW student accounts expire at graduation.

A: Follow these steps:
- Go to access.NYT.com 
- Search for University of Washington and Cascadia College and select it
- Select the blue "Go" button.
- Do NOT create Account. Instead use the link to "Already have an account? Log in here>>"
- Log in using your UW email address and NYT password

A: You may visit a UW library and access nytimes.com using a library computer. Only current UW students, faculty and staff with a current UW NetID may create UW NYT accounts.

A: On-campus users who don’t want (or visitors who can't) register should go to nytimes.com to access content from a library computer,

A: Yes.  Print copies of the New York Times are available every day in the Government Publications, Maps, Microforms & Newspapers (GMM) area on the ground floor of Suzzallo Library, Odegaard Undergraduate Library, UW Bothell Library, and UW Tacoma Library.  GMM keeps paper issues for three years. 

A: Factiva and ProQuest Global Newsstream provide only the text of NYT news articles published in the original newspaper. NYT photos, videos, and multimedia are not available in these databases; however, you may be able to access them for free through your UW NYT account.  ProQuest Recent Newspapers: New York Times and ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times are digital replicas of the original printed newspaper.  

A: Yes.
- Global Newsstream 
- Factiva includes content from print and web-only news sources.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2018) 

A: Many newspapers now offer limited access to articles on their websites for free; however, you can access many major (and not so major) newspapers through databases licensed by the UW Libraries:
- Access World News provides full color, same day electronic access to the stories published in the newspaper and website editions of the Seattle Times, Bellingham Herald, Olympian, Tacoma News Tribune, Oregonian, and San Francisco Chronicle, as well as text of news stories published in newspapers around the world.  
- Global Newsstream 
- Factiva includes content from print and web-only news sources.

A: Since the NY Times began limiting access to articles on their website to non-subscribers, access to nyt.com has been one of the libraries most requested resources. Subscribing has been cost-prohibitive until now. Questions? Ask Us!

A: If you are on campus, go to nytimes.com to read the digital content.