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HIST 150: Gandhi in the World (Fall 2025)

General Tips

Getting started

  • Use one of our specialized database below.
  • Stick with Keywords connected by AND.
  • Keep an eye open for Subjects.
  • Limit by publication date.
  • Pay attention to subjects and abstracts.
  • Look at bibliographies for additional sources if you're stuck!

Boolean (again!)

Be sure to use Caps for AND, OR, NOT when searching.

AND - searches for books and articles containing both terms. Example: Women AND Gandhi

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 Gandhi = search for Kashmiri in India or Gandhi
Example: (India NOT Pakistan) AND Gandhi  = search for Kashmiri in India not Gandhi

Quotation Marks ""- Links words together in the search. Works best for phrases or proper names.
Example: "Mahatma Gandhi"

Asterisk * - Allows you to search several word endings at once, without using OR.
Warning: You may get unexpected results. India* will give you India, Indian, Indians, Indiana, Indianapolis, etc.