Special Education/Learning Disabilities
Practice Searches: Yahoo and Alta Vista

Connect to MSU Library’s Search Engines page:

http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/library/instruct/library/search.htm

Yahoo

http://www.yahoo.com

WHAT it searches: 4 areas of Yahoo’s database:

HOW it ranks: Directions: Enter Yahoo. Enter search terms given in the left column exactly as shown into Yahoo's search box. Record the number of categories and web sites you retrieve.
 
learning disabilities Categories: 
Sites:
"learning disabilities" Categories: 
Sites:
"learning disabilities" kindergarten NOTE: Retrieves pages that mention "learning disabilities" as a phrase. Categories: 
Sites:
"special education" secondary Categories:

Sites:
ADD attention deficit Categories:

Sites:
ADD attention deficit +education NOTE: requires that "education" be included in the site. Categories:

Sites:
"national attention deficit disorder association" Categories:

Sites:
autism intervention Categories: 
Sites:
"special education" +multicultural* NOTE: retrieves pages that mention multicultural OR multiculturalism, etc. Categories: 
Sites:
reading education -adult*

NOTE: Will leave out results that contain "adult" or "adults"

 		Categories: 
Sites:
Click on the category "Education." Click on "Search Just This Category" and search for autism Categories: 

Sites:
title: learning disabil* 

NOTE: only pages with "learning disability" or "learning disabilities" in title

 Categories: 
Sites:
title: autis* education

NOTE: only pages with autism or autistic and education in title 

 Categories: 
Sites:
 

Alta Vista

http://www.altavista.digital.com/

 
 
learning disabilities Sites:
"attention deficit disorder" +teach*

NOTE: searches "attention deficit disorder" as a phrase and requires that teach or teacher(s) or teaching also appear

 Sites:
"national attention deficit disorder association" Sites:
ADD +research teach* Sites:
autis* +research +education* Sites:
autis* +research +education* +deaf* Sites:
title: attention deficit deaf*

NOTE: only searches the titles of documents containing attention deficit and deaf or deafness

 Sites:
 

Now, using your OWN TOPICS try to find sites that are relevant and useful utilizing the advance techniques you just practiced. Write down the titles and URLs, or print out these resources for future use.

See also:

Evaluating Internet Resources

http://www.mnstate.edu/library/instruct/library/evaluate.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  12/4/98
Brittney Chenault
Livingston Lord Library
http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/library/instruct/library/instruct/searsped.htm