University not subscribed to New York Times articles

On Monday, the New York Times launched a paywall, preventing non-subscribers access to more than 20 online articles per month.

There is no plan at the University to allow students to receive online access to these articles.

The Newspaper Readership Program, which is funded by Student Senate via student fees, provides students with access to several newspapers, including the New York Times. David Cohen, student senate treasurer, said the current contract the University holds with the Times is a print-product contract. This means that the program does not provide access to online materials.

“I don’t know if anything will change,” Cohen said, “but it’s something we’ll be addressing.”

According to the New York Times website, college students, faculty and staff will be able to access several articles per month, provided the university or college they are affiliated with participates in an optional print-product readership program to go along with the contract.

Students can work around the pay wall to access text articles from the New York Times through the KU Libraries website, a reference specialist at Anschutz Library said.

 

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