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Masked by trust : bias in library discovery / Matthew Reidsma.
By: Reidsma, Matthew [author.]
.Publisher: Sacramento, CA : Litwin Books, 2019Description: viii, 194 pages : illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781634000833.Subject(s): Information retrieval -- Social aspects | Search engines -- Programming | Online library catalogs | Information storage and retrieval systems | Filter bubbles (Information filtering) | Electronic information resource searchingDDC classification: 025.524
Contents:
Summary: "Examines library discovery systems to show how the algorithms that power them are not the neutral and unbiased systems that they are claimed to be, but are affected by the human biases of programmers and the commercial influences of their production"-- Provided by publisher.
Algorithms -- Search engines -- Library discovery -- What is bias? -- Bias in library discovery -- Moving forward.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Millbank Dewey | 025.524 REI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 020477 |
Algorithms -- Search engines -- Library discovery -- What is bias? -- Bias in library discovery -- Moving forward.
"Examines library discovery systems to show how the algorithms that power them are not the neutral and unbiased systems that they are claimed to be, but are affected by the human biases of programmers and the commercial influences of their production"-- Provided by publisher.