Access: Open a Web browser and follow these instructions for access on or off campus.

• On campus: At the Ely Library home page, click on  Quick Links under Databases.
• Off campus: Click on Off Campus Access under Databases.
• Choose New York Times (1851-2002) from the Quick Links menu or Off Campus Access database list.

Search Options:

• Basic Search:
• Enter your search terms in the dialog box. Click on the Search button.
• You may place limits on your search by selecting one of the Date range forms and entering specific dates.
Basic Search Screen

• Advanced Search:  Perform advanced searches by combining terms and selecting search fields.
1. Type a word or phrase in the first Search box.
2. Select a search field from the drop-down menu.
3. Choose an operator (AND, OR, etc.) from the drop-down menu.
4. Type a second word or phrase in the next Search box. Repeat step 2.
5. To add a third search term, repeat steps 3 and 4, but remember that the use of multiple search terms will narrow your search results.
6. You may use another drop-down menu (not pictured) to specify an Article Type (examples: front page, editorial article, obituary, review, display ad, photo standalone).
7. You may also limit your search by selecting one of the Date range forms and entering specific dates.
8. Click on the Search button.
Advanced Search Screen (partial view)

• Boolean search terms: Use AND, OR, AND NOT to combine terms when searching (example: johnson and impeachment).
• Truncation: Use * to represent any number of characters at the end of a word (example: photo* will find photo(s), photograph(s), photographer(s), etc.).
• Wildcard: Use ? to represent a single character within or at the end of a word (example: wom?n).
• Quotes: Place a phrase in quotation marks to search it exactly as typed (example: "war between the states").

Results are displayed in a list format showing article titles, authors (if any), newspaper name (New York Times), place of publication (New York, N.Y.), date of publication, the beginning page number, and the number of pages. Citations in the list are numbered, and may be marked for later use by checking the box on the left. Format options are represented by icons. Below is an example of a citation:

Display the Article Image or the Page Image. This requires an Adobe Reader. The following instructions are based on Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 and Adobe Reader 6.0.

• To print a copy of an article or page: Click on the Print Button  above the Adobe Reader navigation bar. This will reformat the page(s) for printing and activate the "Print" command in Adobe Reader. 
• To resize images for optimal printing, use the options in the print dialog box to Shrink large/oversized pages, Expand small pages/Fit to paper, or Auto-rotate and Center. To select parts of an image for printing, use the Graphics Select Tool  or the Snapshot Tool  on the Adobe Reader navigation bar to click and drag over the area for printing, and then click on the print icon.
• To save a copy of an article or page to a disk or hard drive: Click on the Save icon (  or  ) on the Adobe Reader navigation bar (the browser save command may not work). Choose the disk or drive to Save in, and give your article or page a file name. Images will be saved as PDF files.
• To email a copy of an article: Click on the Email button  to email an article summary (citation and abstract) or a PDF image of the article. Enter the email address (example: yourname@wsc.ma.edu) on the form. The form also includes boxes for a subject header and message (both optional). Click on the Send Email button  to complete the process.