Books aren't just long articles, they cover different types of questions. If your topic is still broad, like "what is life like for women in the Kashmir region?" the question is probably to broad for an article, but would be a perfect book-length topic.
Use our library catalog to find books and ebooks on your topic.
General tips:
I break down my topic, "Indian governance in Jammu and Kashmir" to key words:
Indian
Governance or government
Jammu and Kashmir
Be sure to use Caps for AND, OR, NOT when searching.
AND - searches for books and articles containing both terms. Example: Women AND Kashmir
OR - searches for one of the words. Example: India OR Pakistan
NOT - exclude a term. Example: India NOT Pakistan
Parenthetical notes () - excellent for OR or NOT searches. Like a math equation, the database will do this part first.
Example: (India OR Pakistan) AND Kashmiri = search for Kashmiri in India or Pakistan
Example: (India NOT Pakistan) AND Kashmiri = search for Kashmiri in India not Pakistan
Quotation Marks ""- Links words together in the search. Works best for phrases or proper names.
Example: "Azad Kashmir"
Example: "Himachal Pradesh"
Warning: You might exclude results. A search for "Jammu and Kashmir" will exclude all results for just Jammu or Kashmir.
Asterisk * - Allows you to search several word endings at once, without using OR.
Example: Kashmir* will give you Kashmir and Kashmiri and Kashmiris
Warning: You may get unexpected results. India* will give you India, Indian, Indians, Indiana, Indianapolis, etc.