Masked by trust : bias in library discovery /

"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"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reidsma, Matthew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sacramento, CA : Litwin Books, [2019].
Temas:
Information retrieval > Social aspects.
Search engines > Programming.
Online library catalogs.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
Filter bubbles (Information filtering)
Electronic information resource searching.
Recherche de l'information > Aspect social.
Moteurs de recherche > Programmation.
Catalogues de bibliothèques en ligne.
Systèmes d'information.
Bulles de filtres (Filtrage d'information)
Recherche de l'information électronique.
online catalogs.
information retrieval services.
information storage.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 194 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-190) and index.
ISBN:9781634001014
163400101X

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