Frequently Asked Questions

Does the library have access to the New York Times?

Current students, faculty, and staff now have full access* to NYTimes.com and NYT mobile apps via the WOU Library subscription.

To activate your access, please follow these steps:

Visit the NYTimes set up page:

• If you are on campus: visit accessnyt.com and search for Western Oregon University
• If you are off campus visit NYT My Account page 

If you don't already have a NYT account that uses your @wou.edu or @mail.wou.edu email address: 

• Click on the blue button that says "Create Account"
• Follow the instructions on that page. You must sign up using your @wou.edu or @mail.wou.edu email. You may use Google sign in with your @mail.wou.edu email. 
• Once activated, your login will provide access to NYTimes.com from any location. NY Times will prompt you to renew your access to our subscription using the above links when it expires. The expiration date for Faculty/Staff is 4 years and student account lengths vary. depending on enrollment status. 

If you already have an account using your @wou.edu or @mail.wou.edu email address:

• If it is a paid subscription, you must contact NYT at 1-800-591-9233 or 1-800-698‑4637 and ask that your current subscription be canceled before you will be able to activate your account under WOU's subscription.

• If it is unpaid or you have already cancelled your subscription, use the sign in option to connect your account.

Once you have set up/connected your account, you can visit NYT.com from anywere (including the app) and have access once you are signed in. The NY Times will prompt you to renew your access to our subscription using the above links when it expires. The expiration date for Faculty/Staff is 4 years and student account lengths vary, depending on enrollment status. 

*Please note: Our access does not include Premium Crosswords, Times Insider or The New York Times Crosswords apps. Because of certain copyright restrictions, access to archived articles within the date range 1923-1980 is limited. Within this date range, you may only open 5 PDF articles per day.