2025-08-27: Free, expanded access to The New York Times online
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August 26, 2025
TO: Campus Community
FR: Johannes Steffens, Director of Communications and External Relations, UCSB Library, jsteffens@ucsb.edu
RE: Free, expanded access to The New York Times online
Dear Colleagues,
UCSB faculty, staff and students now enjoy free access to all New York Times online content, including their most popular features:
News: Understand the world with original reporting from 1,700 journalists
Games: Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Crossword and more
Cooking: Recipes, advice and inspiration for any occasion
Wirecutter: Independent reviews for thousands of products
The Athletic: In-depth, personalized sports journalism
How to get started
New subscribers:
Go to accessnyt.com
Search for “University of California - Santa Barbara”
Sign up with your @ucsb.edu email address
Log in anytime at NYTimes.com or on the New York Times app on your smartphone or tablet
Accounts of existing subscribers have been automatically upgraded to New York Times All Access.
More free news sources
UCSB Library also provides free access to The Washington Post online and a wide range of current and historical articles in major U.S. and international newspapers through our databases and interlibrary loan.
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