The New York Times

When To Use It

For …

• very recent information

• public opinion

To Find …

• the date of an event

• first hand reports of past events (i.e., World War II)

• speeches, business reports and obituaries

• reviews of books, movies, plays and art shows

• New York State related news

How To Use It

The LeRoy V. Good Library (Brighton campus) maintains holdings of the New York Times from 1914 - present. The latest three months of this title are stored on the current newspaper shelves; older editions are on microfilm.

The Damon City Campus Library keeps the latest 6 months of the Sunday edition. Patrons can request articles be faxed over from the LeRoy V. Good Library.

Find articles on a specific topic in one of three ways:

1.) The New York Times Index will help you identify articles by subject. It is
      shelved in the Reference area of the LeRoy V. Good Library. MCC owns
      this annual publication from 1914 - present.

      Here's how to use it:

• Look up your subject.

• Choose the news summary which meets your needs.

• Copy down the month, day, page, section and column for the article
  (the year is on the Index cover).

• Go to the Microfilm Room (located on the Main Floor of the LeRoy
  V. Good Library) to read or print from the appropriate microfilm.

2.)  MCC Libraries subscribes to Custom Newspapers, an online periodical
       database that provides full-text access to the New York Times from
       1985 - present.

• Review the results. When you see an article that looks good to you, click on the title to look at the full-text. Articles can be printed, e-mailed or downloaded.

3.) The complete backfile of the New York Times can be searched from
      NYTimes.com. There are two article archives:

• 1981 - present (text only format)
  Articles are free back to 1987. Articles published prior to that date can be purchased in text-only format from NYTimes.com. For more information:
  http://www.nytimes.com/membercenter/faq/archives.html.
   
• 1851- 1980 (PDF)
  Articles in the public domain (1851 -1922) are free. Other articles can be purchased with accompanying graphics in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). For more information:
  http://www.nytimes.com/membercenter/faq/historical_archives.html.

A. Wilson, Revised 8/2008, http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library

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