Oberlin College Libraries provides access to NYTimes.com (including news, New York Times Magazine, Wirecutter, and Cooking) to all current Oberlin College & Conservatory students, faculty, and staff.
If you are new to campus or have not previously registered for Oberlin's institutional NYTimes access, follow these steps:
Once registered, you’ll be able to access NYTimes.com by logging into your account from any computer, tablet, or device you use, including with the NY Times mobile app.
When registering, you will be asked for your date of graduation from Oberlin. Your status will remain active through that date, with no need to reactivate/re-authenticate.
You will need to re-authenticate annually, 364 days after you last registered/authenticated for your NYTimes.com pass. You may not reactivate your pass until your previous access has expired.
To reactivate your pass:
The new pass will be good for 364 days.
| Format | Date Range | Location |
| Website | Recent articles |
Sign up for an New York Times pass with your @oberlin.edu email to read without article limits. |
| Full text database | 1980-present | Nexis Uni |
| Full text database | 1980-present | Factiva (limited to 3 simultaneous users from Oberlin at a single time) |
| Microfilm | 1851 - | Terrell Main Library, 2nd Floor Southwest (map) |
| Full text database | 1851-2020 | New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) |