Accessing NYT.com

Williams Libraries now provides campus-wide access to the digital New York Times.

• Access includes premium content, unlimited access to published articles after 1980*, and other restricted content from nytimes.com. Access to the crossword, TimesMachine, and e-reader edition is not included.
• Registration must be done using your Williams email (service not available if you don’t have a Williams email address)
• Once registered, access is available from any device, anywhere.
• To register:
  • While on campus at accessnyt.com
  • If off campus, you can register using this link. If you encounter problems, connect to the Proxy server, then go to accessnyt.com, or go to https://nytimes.com/grouppass
• Faculty/staff registration is valid for one year, renewable. Student registration is valid until graduation year.

Troubleshooting FAQ

To register:

• New Users/Renewing your Account
  1. From on campus, go to accessnyt.com. If off campus, use this link. If you encounter problems, connect to the Proxy server, then go to accessnyt.com, or go to https://nytimes.com/grouppass
  2. Search for and click the listing for Williams College
     
  3. Click Create Account
     
  4. Complete registration using your Williams email as your login name
     
  5. You'll see a confirmation screen, with information on when your subscription expires*.  You should also receive a confirmation email.
     
     *Faculty/staff access is valid for one year; at the end of the year you need to verify your campus status by logging into accessnyt.com. Student registrations are valid until their graduation year.

• Linking an existing free account
  1. From on campus, go to: accessnyt.com. If off campus, use this link. If off campus, use this link. If you encounter problems, connect to the Proxy server, then go to accessnyt.com, or go to https://nytimes.com/grouppass
  2. Click the link to login with your existing account
     
  3. Enter your existing account information and login.
     
  4. You'll see a confirmation screen, with information on when your subscription expires*.  You should also receive a confirmation email.
     
     *Faculty/staff access is valid for one year; at the end of the year you need to verify your campus status by logging into accessnyt.com. Student registrations are valid until their graduation year.

*To access pre-1980 articles, or if you want to download PDFs of articles, please use our ProQuest NYT subscription, or ask a librarian for help.