Thursday, August 4, 2016

August’s eResource of the Month

The eResource of the Month for August is the New York Times Digital online resource.  The New York Times Digital resource provides you with full text access to all NY Times papers from 1981 to the present.  Article previews and brief citations are available for the period from 1885-1980.  So... whether you want to see what the NY Times had to say about something in the years since the 1980’s or you want to keep up to date on what they are saying now this is the tool for you.

The New York Times Digital online resource can be accessed from any computer with your library card # and PIN.  Begin from the library’s Research & Homework page (http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework#N).  Once there you will need to create an account to access the paper… Do this by clicking on the log in button that appears at the upper right hand corner of the page and selecting sign up.  Once you’ve created an account you can access the service from any web enabled device. On subsequent visits you’ll want to use the log in button to log in.