Specialty Database Access Instructions

SPECIALTY DATABASE ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS

While most of the databases (and in some cases subscription websites) have automatic access from the A-Z Database List by being logged into your MyBristol account, some require that you sign-up for access or create an account in a different way. Below are instructions for gaining access to those resources. 

We now have ONLINE access to the New York Times! This differs from our databases that provide access to the NYT - those databases let you search for NYT articles like you would in any standard database - but it is all text, and most often lacks any photos or visual information that might go along with the story. Access to the NYT Online is exactly that - it allows you access to the paper's digital edition, online. All those times that someone has posted a link to a NYT article that you wanted to read but couldn't because it was behind a paywall? No more frustration on that front! This will allow you to login-in with your account and have instant access to everything the NYT offers in its digital edition of the paper. So cool. 

Instructions

Step 1: Navigate to accessnyt.com 

Step 2: Search for and click the listing for “Bristol Community College - Fall River, MA”

Step 3: Follow the steps based on whether you are On or Off Campus

Please Note: If you have previously registered your email address on The New York Times site, you will click the "Already have an account?" "Log in here" link (below the "Create Account" button)

Existing Paid New York Times subscribers must cancel their paid subscription before authenticating via the school funded program.

Once registered, students will have access until 12/31 of the graduation year they choose and faculty/staff will have 4 years of full account access, after which they must re-authenticate by visiting accessnyt.com.

Want to see a video of the process? CLICK HERE

Once you click on the "Go" button pictured above, click on the Create Account button to begin account set-up.  

Type in your bristolcc.edu email address in the “Email Address” box and select Continue.

Create a password for your new account in the password box. 

Next, select your role at Bristol. For students include your graduation year and alternate email address. Then select Sign Up.

You will receive a confirmation of your NYT account along with the expiration date. Select “Get Started”.

Once on the NYTimes.com page, select the account icon in the right hand corner and login if you are not already logged in.

Questions or issues? Contact a librarian

If you are a resident of MA, or own property in MA, or commute to MA regularly for work, you are eligible to get a Boston Public Library eCard. This card gives you online access to several resources including

• JSTOR - a research database
• Kanopy - movies
• Libby - ebooks and audiobooks
• Hoopla - movies, ebooks, and music
• Flipster - online magazines

To sign up for a BPL eCard, go to https://www.bpl.org/ecard and follow the form directions.

If you are not a Massachusetts resident, you can use the Fall River Campus address: 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA 02720

Tutorial on how to get an eCard: