Upgraded New York Times subscription for UM community

Access newspaper archives through UM Libraries

September 25, 2023 —

UM students and staff can get full-text access to all news and photojournalism of The New York Times (NYT) through its webpage. The subscription to current NYT content through ProQuest will be available until March 2024 and the subscription to NYT historical content through ProQuest will be ongoing.

Access NYTimes.com

Set up your NYTimes.com account using the following steps:

Go to accessnyt.com
Type in “University of Manitoba”
Click “Go” on the activation instructions page
Create an NYTimes.com account or login to your existing account
Authenticate with your UM email and password
Indicate whether you are a student or staff
You now have access to The New York Times!

The steps above are demonstrated in this video.

Note: If you already have your own personal The New York Times subscription, you will need to cancel that subscription first to take advantage of this new institutional access. For more details, contact library staff.

Special features in NYTimes.com

TimesMachine

TimesMachine provides searchable and browsable page scans of every issue of NYT published between 1851 and 2002. Articles from 1851-1980 are also available as PDF downloads.

Newsletters

Visit Newsletters and discover more than 80 newsletters available on a daily or weekly basis. Find a subject relevant to your discipline or interests and get insights from The New York Times directly in your inbox.

NYT in Education

Access the education resource website which provides the following features:

Discipline-specific areas of study
Classroom discussion prompts
Suggested learning outcomes
General instructional strategies to promote student achievement
Co-curricular activities, including events, discussions, and contests

Digitized collections at UM Libraries

UM Libraries provides access to several digitized Manitoba newspapers, including The Winnipeg Tribune (a rival to the Winnipeg Free Press) published from 1890 to 1980.

Brown and Gold, UM’s annual yearbook (1914-1976), is available digitally. It is one of the few sources to document student life on campus, including clubs, societies, athletics, and more. It also lists and provides short biographies of graduating students.

Searching newspaper archives workshop

Searching Newspaper Archives (in-person), Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Brown Lab, 110 Elizabeth Dafoe Library

Searching Newspaper Archives (online), Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Libraries Staff

Archives, Libraries, Libraries workshop, Transforming the Learning Experience

Apply for a $10,000 grant to create an open textbook

A new round of UM OER Grants (up to $10,000) is available to help faculty and instructors create digital, open access course materials. Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-25 academic year.

Science Library closes for renovation beginning May 1, 2024

As part of the Machray Hall redevelopment, the Jim Peebles Science and Technology Library (Science Library) will be closed to walk-in use beginning May 1, 2024. Access to print and digital collections, librarians, and other services will continue to be available during the closure. The library will undergo a transformation, resulting in new student study spaces and services.

Try this five-part workshop series on knowledge synthesis & systematic reviews

Are you considering starting a systematic, scoping, or other knowledge synthesis project but don’t know how to get started? Attend UM Libraries’ five-part series beginning May 7 and explore all aspects of comprehensive searching for a systematic review project. If you are a grad student about to begin a project or just have questions, this series is a great place to start.