How To Access Straits Times Online Edition FREE

January 5, 2009 · Posted in Free Stuff 

For those who find the subscription package to access Straits Times Digital:html edition is expensive, now you can read the Straits Times and the Business Times FREE.

You can save at least S$100 per year ~~

How?

The solution is access via NLB’s eResources.

Login to NLB’s Digital Library, click on eNewspapers, then click on Nexis.

Check The Business Times and Straits Times, click OK – Continue
Straits Times Digital

You can specify the date and click Search. You can search the news back to 5 years! Straits Times Online edition only contains 7 days archives.
Straits Times Digital

Now click on search results to read news ..
Straits Times Digital

Do not have NLB’s Digital Library account? Register for one FREE.

Other than SPH’s newspaper, you can access to thousand of latest magazines & books via NLB eResources.

Cost saving: unlimited ~~

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5 Responses to “How To Access Straits Times Online Edition FREE”

  1. alwaysLovely on January 5th, 2009 5:20 pm

    Thanks for sharing. This is awesome!

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  3. Cris on January 6th, 2009 11:54 am

    I think its a very good way to read it free of charge. I used to read it via my school’s library resource gateway until they stopped providing it.

    haha!

  4. graphixxx on March 16th, 2009 11:13 pm

    for some reason…i kept getting redirected to the NLB main home page after looking for Nexis via “Type” – anyone with similar problem??…man this NLB navigation is horrible!

  5. Anony on October 19th, 2009 11:40 am

    sad to sad Nexis is already unavailable.

    “Nexis
    Database provides authoritative news and business information. Publications include: Business monitor news, The Business Times(Singapore) and The Straits Times.
    This service is no longer available.”

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