UA Program Continues Distributing New York Times on Campus

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s Collegiate Readership Program, which provides copies of newspapers and digital news access for use in the classroom, has undergone changes for students and faculty for the 2016-2017 school year.

Distribution of The New York Times on campus will continue at UA through a new partnership with The Tuscaloosa News. The program will provide about 300 copies of the Times on days classes are in session. As a new feature, about 50 copies daily of The Tuscaloosa News also will be available.

USA Today is no longer part of the program because of a change in the service provider. Additionally, the papers now are available only at central library locations rather than in academic buildings.

The six locations to pick up the paper are:

• Gorgas Library, first floor.
• Ferguson Student Center, second floor (outside the food court).
• Angelo Bruno Business Library.
• Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering.
• UA Bounds Law Library.
• McLure Education Library.

“It’s unfortunate that we had to cut back on locations this year, but departments are welcome to pick up multiple copies at the central distribution points and bring them back to their academic buildings for student/faculty use,” said Dr. Jennifer Greer, associate provost for administration.

More libraries may be added.

For those who cannot access the print copy of The New York Times or who prefer to read online, the Times program includes online Academic Passes, which provide full access to the newspaper’s content — even those sections open to subscribers only. Students and faculty can check out an academic pass for 24-hour use on or off campus, from web-browser on a mobile device or desktop computer, by visiting www.NYTimes.com/Pass and creating an account using their UA e-mail address. After an account is created, users simply log in on the days they want to access the paper.

In addition, faculty members who make the Times required reading for their classes and who include the requirement in their syllabi may be eligible for a personal subscription to the Times.

For details about the readership program, go to http://provost.ua.edu/collegiate-readership-program-at-ua.html.

“The Times remains an invaluable tool for involving students in current events as well as the most recent developments in a wide range of subjects,” Greer said. “We hope this new arrangement will help us to continue offering this resource to our faculty and students.”