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New York Times Web Edition This link opens in a new window
UM Libraries has partnered with the Friends of the Library, Croft Institute for International Studies, School of Journalism, Sally Barksdale Honors College, Law Library, School of Education, and Department of Writing and Rhetoric to provide access to the web edition of the New York Times.
All new users must:
- Visit the New York Times using this link: http://nytimes.com/passes
- Create a New York Times account using your University of Mississippi email address
The subscription is All Access, providing all UM students, faculty, and staff with access to:
- NYTimes.com, including mobile app
- New York Times in Education
- Learning Network
- Games
- Cooking
- Audio
- Wirecutter
- Athletic
For detailed instructions on creating an individual account, please see our New York Times LibGuide.
The New York Times Web Edition is provided through a partnership with the Croft Institute for International Studies, Department of Writing and Rhetoric, Friends of the Library, Grisham Law Library, Sally McDonald Barksdale Honors College, School of Education, School of Journalism, and the University of Mississippi Libraries.
Selecting a Topic
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIncludes full-length articles on "current event" topics. Articles have an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research
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Allsides.comHelpful website for finding news articles. Knowing the political bias of media outlets allows you to consume a balanced news diet and avoid manipulation, misinformation, and fake news.
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New York Times TopicsEach topic page collects all the news, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files published on topics.
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Pros and Cons of Debate TopicsFormerly Procon.org, this Britannica page offers "pro and con" ideas for students beginning research on controversial topics.
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Snopes.comFact-checking website useful for debunking fake news from social media sources and trending topics.
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University of MS Library Topic GuidesLook through other topic guides created by librarians at UM. From "Contextualization at UM" to "Human Experimentation & UFOs," we cover a lot of ground.
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Daily Mississippian ArchivesThe Daily Mississippian, often called The DM, is the award-winning, editorially independent campus newspaper of the University of Mississippi.
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Chronicle of Higher Education Online This link opens in a new windowThis publication focuses on issues in higher education
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Inside Higher EducationThis publication focuses on issues in higher education
Finding Source Material
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Library One SearchOne Search is the primary method for finding research articles through the library.
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Newspaper Source This link opens in a new windowProvides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 U.S. and international newspapers. Also contains selective full text for regional U.S. newspapers. In addition, full text television and radio news transcripts are also provided.
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Google - Use LimitersYou can limit to government sites using .gov or educational sites by using .edu. Example: site*.edu smoke-free campus would search all university and college websites for mentions of smoke-free campus
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Library CatalogThe library catalog should be used to find books, government documents, and movies on your topic.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista is one of the leading statistics companies on the internet. With a team of over 200 statisticians, database experts, analysts, and editors, Statista provides users with an innovative and intuitive tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new windowDatabase is useful when looking for data (including but not limited to prison/crime, energy, income/poverty, education, transportation). This database is an authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
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Roper Center For Public Opinion Research This link opens in a new windowCollection of poll data from 1936 to the present that includes US polling firms, social issues, politics, pop culture, and more