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New York Times
NYTimes.com is a multi-platform news tool that provides full access to New York Times and International New York Times content, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos and more. NYTimes.com is updated 24/7 with corresponding time stamps. From the home page, one can access more than 25 Times sections, including World, Politics, New York, Opinion, Business, Technology, Science, Sports, Arts, Fashion & Style, and Video.

New York Times website access requires authentication with a kirkwood.edu or student.kirkwood.edu email address. Complete directions available here.

The New York Times website also gives you access to historical New York Times issues, going all the way back to their first issue in 1851. You must first set up your own account following the directions above. If you already have an account, go to the New York Times TimesMachine to access historical issues.

Farm, Field and Fireside Collection
The Farm, Field and Fireside Collection is a project of the History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This collection is a repository of digital facsimiles of historic agricultural newspapers published in the United States. Users can print, download, or e-mail individual articles free of charge.
New York Times (June 1, 1980-present) ProQuest
Use this link to browse and search current issues of New York Times.
Newspaper Archives of Cedar Rapids Public Library
This online database contains more than 665,000 historical newspaper pages from Cedar Rapids. The full-page newspapers, dating back to 1857, are searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content.
Newspaper Source Plus
Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, including staff-written articles of the Cedar Rapids Gazette from 8/31/1997 to 4/18/2012. Also features many television and radio news transcripts.
Global Newsstream
This is your one-stop database for full-text news articles from national, regional and local newspapers. Includes: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Des Moines Register and hundreds of other titles.
Regional Business News
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.