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An interesting activity for when you go home for #WinterBreak #Mocs: you & a family member google the same term on your own devices then compare results. It’s wild to see the different they can be! Ditto for your feed's recommended news. Its why #InformationLiteracy is important!
This can be eye-opening and may be a good conversation starter about how Google is affecting our opinions + relationships based on the info it pushes to us individually!
All of the info we get from Google + social media + other online resources are determined by algorithms.
All of the info we get from Google + social media + other online resources are determined by algorithms.
You may already know this & probably heard about this from UTC Librarians in your classes, or in the Google workshop @UTCLibrary.
It's good to understand that we all may be working from different info - that knowledge can help us communicate with + understand each other better.
It's good to understand that we all may be working from different info - that knowledge can help us communicate with + understand each other better.
There are oodles of #InformationLiteracy #AlgorithmLiteracy and #PrivacyLiteracy resources available and we’re happy to offer you personalized recommendations if you want. Here are a few to get you started:
Check out the book “Automating Inequality: how high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor” by Virginia Eubanks. Place a hold on this book at https://utc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTC_INST/1ojesla/alma991004179519203991 and we’ll email you when it’s ready for pickup!
“The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power” by Shoshana Zuboff. Place a hold on this book at https://utc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTC_INST/1ojesla/alma991004219919103991
Place a hold on the book “Algorithms of Oppression: how search engines reinforce racism” by Safiya Umoja Noble and we’ll let you know when its available to check out. https://utc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTC_INST/1ojesla/alma991004163719603991
Place a hold on the book “Weapons of Math Destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy” by Cathy O'Neil, and we’ll email you when it’s ready for pickup! https://utc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTC_INST/1ojesla/alma991003327059703991
“Information Literacy in the Age of Algorithms: Student experiences with news and information, and the need for change” by Alison J. Head, Barbara Fister, & Margy MacMillan. Read this eBook now at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED605107.pdf This research is from @projectinfolit
“Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now” by Jaron Lanier. Place a hold on this book at https://utc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTC_INST/1ojesla/alma991004193218903991
Check out the resources available through the Algorithmic Justice League @AJLUnited including the 2:52 minute video “Voicing Erasure - A Spoken Word Piece Exploring Bias in Voice Recognition Technology”
These curated resources are courtesy of the wonderful webinar “The Google Effect: How Search Engines, YouTube, and Other Sites Promote Misinformation” presented by Allie Stevens, Shawna Thorup & Janice Weddle and organized by the folks at @slimnews @emporiastate
We have MANY more resources & will recommend eBooks, TED Talks, Podcasts, articles, theses /dissertations, whatever format you prefer. To talk with a librarian about Information Literacy, Algorithmic Literacy or Privacy Literacy, reply here or visit https://www.utc.edu/library/help/index.php