Current News

• Go to Bentley's New York Times Group Pass page.
  • Off Campus users will have to first log in to a Bentley login screen with their Bentley email address and password. Multifactor authentication is enabled, so make sure to have your device with you.
• Select "Create Account."
• Complete the Sign Up form with your Bentley University email address. When you see the Start Your Access screen, you have successfully registered.
  • If asked to create a password, we recommend using a password different than your Bentley network password for security reasons.

Getting Started Tips

• Once you have activated your account, you can log in with your new account at nytimes.com anytime.
• Download free New York Times News app for on-the-go access. Once downloaded, you can use your new account to log in!
  • The New York Times News app for iOS and Android.
  • The New York Times Cooking app for iOS and Android
  • The New York Times Audio app (currently only available for iPhone).
  • You can also link your New York Times account to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for premium access to subscriber-only episodes of New York Times and Serial podcasts.

All New York Times accounts will expire on their one year anniversary. If you are a current Bentley student, faculty or staff member, you are eligible to renew your account.

Follow these steps to easily renew your nytimes.com account:

• Go to Bentley Library's unique group pass account activation page.
  • If you are off campus, you will need to log in with your Bentley email address and password first to gain access to the page. Multifactor authentication is enabled, so make sure to have your device available.
• Click on Already have an account? Log in here. Login with the same username and password that you registered with. If you have forgotten your password, click the Forgot password? link.
• You will see an on-screen confirmation that your pass has been reactivated, the new expiration date, and an option to add a calendar reminder for next year.

Bentley's NYTimes.com academic site license provides course-relevant content including videos, photos, infographics, and podcasts.  Newyorktimesineducation.com provides selected areas of study for students to explore, from American Government, to Biology, to Microeconomics, to Writing and English Composition, and beyond.  There are instructional strategies designed to promote learning across disciplines and ideas for coo-curricular activities outside of the classroom.

While the New York Times site subscription allows access to breaking news as well as blogs and other online content not included in the Bentley Library's databases, databases allow unlimited access to their content and more powerful searching capabilities.

Students, staff and faculty who wish to use the New York Times for research (particularly for historical topics!) should access the paper via the following resources:

Research Consultations: Research Help by Appointment

Research Consultations are scheduled one-on-one meetings with a reference librarian. You can also schedule these consultations for a small group. Consultations usually last 30 minutes and take place during Reference Librarian Hours as listed above. 48 hours advanced notice required.

Research Guides

Research Guides are resources created by Bentley Librarians to guide you through research. These guides will contain a map of best bet resources of where to find information and search tips to make the research process easier. A research guide may include a list of relevant databases to search in, suggested search terms, recommended book titles, lists of websites, and more. Browse our list of Research Guides to see if one has been created for your class, a subject area, or a topic you are researching.

Frequently Asked Questions

Bentley Librarians keep a database of some of the most Frequently Asked Questions (and answers!) by the Bentley Community. Browse our FAQs to see if your question has already been answered!