After a year (and onward), a wider range of sources will be available. More academic articles and books, films (fiction and non-fiction), encyclopedia entries, government publications, etc.
Sources are longer, with more perspectives. If a court case is involved, new information may be published even years after the event.
To find coverage from over a year after the event, you can limit to sources published 12 months + from the event.
Gale General OneFile and Academic Search Complete are both good database to search, as well as the Library OneSearch. Government websites, video/film databases, and eBook collections are also ones to check.
In the Library OneSearch, using the advanced search, you can easily limit to sources from the specific date range (see example below for a search of the Notre Dame Fire that occurred April 15, 2019).
Library Databases
General OneFile is a general interest reference and news database. With millions of high-quality magazine and trade publication articles across a range of subjects, General OneFile has something for every researcher. Watch tutorial.
A multidisciplinary database containing academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos on a wide range of academic subjects. It has 10,021 active full-text journals and magazines, including a large collection of peer reviewed journals and full-text back files for some titles. Watch tutorial.
Kanopy is a streaming service with access to thousands of films, documentaries, and television shows. Its selections include film festival winners, classic cinema, foreign films, and much more. Watch tutorial.
The official U.S. Government portal providing one-stop access to all online federal government resources.
The Black Hawk College Library catalog is your go-to source for searching for books, eBooks, and articles from across our entire collection of databases. It also allows you to search and request books from the I-Share consortium, which includes 90 academic libraries in Illinois.
Gale OneFile: News provides access to thousands of full-text newspapers from local, regional, national, and international sources. It’s a one-stop resource for current news and searchable archives. Watch tutorial.
The Black Hawk College Library catalog is your go-to source for searching for books, eBooks, and articles from across our entire collection of databases. It also allows you to search and request books from the I-Share consortium, which includes 90 academic libraries in Illinois.
Contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. There are more than 135,000 eBooks in this collection, including titles from leading university presses. Watch tutorial.
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
A collection of popular fiction and nonfiction ebooks that can be checked out and downloaded to your device. The check out for 3 weeks. Download the Libby app or access on a PC. Watch tutorial.
Contains nearly 4000 multidisciplinary eBook titles across various academic subjects.