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Direct linkMichael Ridley – College & Research Libraries, 2024
As part of a broader information literacy agenda, academic libraries are interested in advancing algorithmic literacy. Folk theories of algorithmic decision-making systems, such as recommender systems, can provide insights into designing and delivering enhanced algorithmic literacy initiatives. Users of the Spotify music recommendation systems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Artificial Intelligence
Peer reviewedNakkouzi, Ziad S.; Eastman, Caroline M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1990
Discusses the problems caused for both users and systems by queries containing negation, and presents an algorithm for transforming Boolean queries with negated terms into queries without negation using a hierarchical thesaurus. A set of user requests submitted to an academic library are also examined to determine the pattern and frequency of use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Behavior Patterns, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJohnston, Mark; Weckert, John – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990
Describes the development of an expert system to help in the selection of materials for academic libraries. A model of selection criteria is explained, computerization of the model is discussed, user-defined criteria are considered, and machine learning of rules through the use of algorithms is described. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Evaluation Criteria, Expert Systems
