BARE BONES 101:

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LESSON 15:    YAHOO!: A Closer Look

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DESCRIPTION

Yahoo! is a human-compiled subject directory and commercial portal. It is the oldest major directory on the Web, launched in mid 1994, and is a good starting point for information of general appeal. The Main Page contains many links and has the inevitable busy, crowded appearance. The Advanced Search page has a cleaner, less cluttered look. Recently Yahoo! partnered with Google, which is providing an abridged version of its database for Web page matches that fall outside the realm of Yahoo! sites and categories.

SEARCHES IN:

• Own subject directory
• Web; secondary results (via Google)

DEFAULTS TO:

OR

SEARCH OPTIONS:

Main Page supports:

• Yahoo's subject category searches (defaulting to Google for web searches)
• (+) and (-) signs
• Double quotes (" ") for phrases
• Links to most popular Web sites, as determined daily by the number of hits they receive
• Field searching of title (t:) and URL (u:)

Advanced Search Page (labeled "Search Options") supports:

• (+) and (-) signs
• Double quotes (" ") for phrases
• Field searching of title (t:) and URL (u:)
• Boolean-type search methods with radio buttons: "all" = AND; "any" = OR; and "exact phrase match"
• Search area selection with radio buttons: subject categories, web sites, or all (including Usenet news groups)
• Displays per page
• Date range searches, from 1 day to 4 years
• Results displayed, from 20 to 100

OTHER SEARCH OPTIONS AND FEATURES

• Yahoo! News, for breaking news and headlines
• Topic and region-specific Yahoos!
• Automatic truncation, with wildcard (*)
• No case sensitivity
• No stop words

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ASSIGNMENT:

Go to the Advanced Search Page and search for:
  book awards

Ixquick                                              Final Exam

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[Table of Contents] [Search Engines] [Metasearchers] [Subject Directories] [Gateways & Databases]
[Evaluating Web Pages] [Search Strategies] [Search Tips] [Boolean Operators] [Field Searching] [Troubleshooting]
[All the Web (Fast)]
[Alta Vista] [Google] [Ixquick] [Final Exam] [Beyond Bones] [User Agreement]

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Links and text checked regularly. Latest update on 11 July 2002. This tutorial was first created in January 2000 by Ellen Chamberlain, library webweaver. Copyright © the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina. URL: http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/lesson16.html