The Hidden Code of Bias and Power in the Infosphere Moving towards trans(formative) information literacies

Authors

Kate Langan, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Department

University Libraries

Presentation Date

Fall 9-14-2018

Abstract

Racially, historically, and socially grounded privilege and status is hidden in the computer code that governs access to information and the research process

Information Literacy Instruction can equalize these invisible power constructs by developing a curriculum that grows awareness of the sociocultural phenomenon of computer cod

Comments

This poster was presented at WMU at Fall Convocation 2018

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Langan, Kate, "The Hidden Code of Bias and Power in the Infosphere Moving towards trans(formative) information literacies" (2018). Instructional Development Grants. 29.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/instructional-development-grants/29