Feedback Loops: Algorithmic Authority, Emergent Biases, and Implications for Information Literacy

Algorithms have become increasingly ubiquitous in our modern, technologically driven society. Algorithmic tools that are embedded to “enhance” the user experience when information-seeking carry problematic epistemological concerns. These algorithms are developed and interjected into search tools by...

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Main Author: Ian O'Hara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2021-06-01
Series:Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice
Online Access:http://palrap.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/palrap/article/view/231