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CSER 3919: Modes of Inquiry

Guide made by Zine Librarian Jenna Freedman for Professor Sayantani DasGupta's Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity class

Conscious & Unconscious Bias

anthropomorphic book with the text "Barnard Library" and the names of all of the library units and academic centers)Who decides?

Selection of materials and formats

Areas of interest and expertise

Biases

Descriptions/cataloging

The library is PEOPLE.

BLAIS graphic by Suze Myers BC '16 from a T-shirt she designed for us

 

Deep Trance Hypnosis: Become a Billionaire. Photo from Your Inner Billionaire Series 3.Question Authorship

Who is responsible for the work?
Who is it for? Who isn't it for?
Who funded it?
How did the creator or funder get their position?
Who isn't positioned to create or fund this type of work? 
How is the work described? Who describes it?
Using what/whose language?
Who made this very guide?
How is it arranged?
What does it privilege?

 

Graphic by Dorothy Joseph licensed for reuse: paper dollar bills swirling around a dollar coin with depicting the Statue of Liberty.

Search Engine Comparison

Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google

In group of two or three:

  • Which results are closest to the top?
  • Is paid content clearly identified?
  • Are your results the same as each other's?
  • How does AI impact your search and experience?

graphic: DuckDuckGo surveillance logo