International Law and Disability: Article Databases and UW Libraries Search

Phrase Searching

To search for an exact phrase (where the words are in a specific order), type quotation marks around your search phrase. For example, "international law."

Boolean Searching

To use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) in UW Libraries Search, you must enter them in uppercase letters. For example, ""international law" AND disability" returns results that meet both criteria. 

Use OR if you are searching for items that contain at least one of the words or phrases you have entered into the search box. You will see results that have either word in them, but not necessarily both words.

Use NOT if you would like to exclude a certain word or phrase from your results.

Wildcard Searching

You can use wildcard characters in UW Libraries Search to find variations on your search terms. There are single and multiple character wildcards: 

Single character:

Use a question mark (?) for a single character wildcard search. For example, if you used the search term "wom?n", you will find records that contain the words "woman" and "women." 

Multiple character:

Use an asterisk (*) for a multiple character wildcard search. For example, if you used the search term "disabilit*," you will find records that contain the words "disability," "disabilities," and so on.