Getting started
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.