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ERIC Number: EJ411805
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Boolean Logic: An Aid for Searching Computer Databases in Special Education and Rehabilitation.
Summers, Edward G.
B. C. Journal of Special Education, v13 n3 p287-96 1989
The article discusses using Boolean logic as a tool for searching computerized information retrieval systems in special education and rehabilitation technology. It includes discussion of the Boolean search operators AND, OR, and NOT; Venn diagrams; and disambiguating parentheses. Six suggestions are offered for development of good Boolean logic search statements. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Logic, Online Searching, Preschool Education, Rehabilitation, Search Strategies, Special Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Boolean Logic