Re: New York Times online for institutions Duhon, Lucy C 24 Feb 2011 19:04 UTC
Another option (I've just learned about) is if your institution uses the epsilen elearning management system, you can get NYT coverage there (on or off campus). Since NYT owns epsilen, they provide a majority of the news content and the NYT coverage is chronologically comprehensive (1851-current). However, I think the type of content included is limited and coverage may actually be comparable to what you would find on the free web anyway. But it's a way to reach students directly where they are learning. http://www.epsilen.com/LandingSite/index.aspx http://www.epsilen.com/LandingSite/KFNYTCR.htm?time=1298484272290 Our print NYT subscription will expire soon and we are not renewing, so we will otherwise continue to rely on aggregators also, such as Factiva or LexisNexis, for more current NYT content (they have slightly better search capability than epsilen). We also subscribe to NYT historical backfiles (1851-2007) through ProQuest, which we are very pleased with (we cancelled our MF format a couple of years ago). I believe NewsBank is probably the most comprehensive as far as the types of documents included in coverage for current content. (ProQuest is comprehensive for older content, except for some unavailable images) Factiva and L-N do not allow us remote access, ProQuest does. Lucy Duhon Coordinator of Serials/Electronic Resources Serials Librarian Carlson Library Mail Stop #509 The University of Toledo Toledo, OH 43606-3390 (419) 530-2838 (419) 530-2542 [fax] lucy.duhon@utoledo.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer Sauer Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:27 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] New York Times online for institutions We have the NYT Electronic Image Edition from Newsbank which is an exact digital form of the printed edition . You can print full pages, jump between sections, zoom in on content, click on live links, and perform keyword searches. Plus you have access to all subscribed content from the subscription date (i.e. archive). However, once the subscription is cancelled you no longer have access to the subscribed period - reason for this is the vendor is a third party. We are authenticated via IP (we run EZProxy) so remote users can access using their portal sign-on. Pricing is based on FTE. Information materials I have in the file give the following number for inquiries: 800-762-8182 or email: sales@newsbank.com Hope you find this information helpful! Best regards, Jennifer Jennifer Sauer Electronic Resources/Serials & Copyright Librarian Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library 600 Park Hays, KS 67601 Voice: (785)628-5262 Fax:(785)628-5415 From: Matthew Farthing <matthew_farthing@OWENS.EDU> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Date: 02/23/2011 10:17 AM Subject: [SERIALST] New York Times online for institutions Sent by: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" <SERIALST@list.uvm.edu> Dear friendly collective wisdom: Our administration is curious as to the possibility of getting an institutional subscription available for all currently enrolled students and current faculty and staff members for the New York Times. Going a step further, the issues would be accessible if on campus (authentication by IP address) or off campus (authentication by proxy). To me, it SEEMS like something that shouldn't be too difficult (although I suspect it would be quite pricy), but I can't seem to find anyone at the Times who knows anything about a subscription as described. So, if you have or know anything about a subscription such as that described above, would you please private message me and share the juicy details? Same story if you're interested in what is discovered. Just tryin' to keep inboxes clear (or as clear as possible). Thanks, and cheers, Matt -- Matt Farthing Serials Librarian Owens State Community College PO Box 10,000 Toledo, OH 43699 (567) 661-7023