My interest in this initial reading review is to explore the idea in my initial posting about creating some kind of tool (a series of mini units, an on-line resources, etc.) that would help students gain a sense of how the internet operates and, in doing so, give them a bit more power in understanding how that affects our user experience – essentially an internet self-defense course, My initial exploration has been about helping me understand the issues.
My search terms to start have been “internet literacy” and “Search engine bias”. Below are a number of articles found using the UBC Library’s search engine that I found most relevant and helpful, organized by search terms.
“Internet Literacy”
Vijayalakshmi, A., Lin, M-H, Laczniak. (2020). Evaluating Adolescents’ Responses to Internet Ads: Role of Ad Skepticism, Internet Literacy, and Parental Mediation. Journal of Advertising, 49(3), p. 292-308.
Kim, E. M. & Yang, S. (2015). Internet literacy and digital natives’ civic engagement: Internet skill literacy or Internet information literacy? Journal of Youth Studies, 19(4), p. 438-456.
“Search Engine Bias”
Vaughan, L. and Thelwall, M. (2004). Search engine coverage bias: evidence and possible causes. Information Processing and Management, 40(4), p. 693-707.
Burguet, R., Caminal, R., & Ellman, M. (2015). In Google We Trust? International Journal of Industrial Organization, 39, p. 44-55.
Here are some similar resources found through a search on Google:
“Internet Literacy”
“Search Engine Bias”
https://time.com/5318918/search-results-engine-google-bias-trusted-sources/
https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/02/26/3299/meet-the-woman-who-searches-out-search-engines-bias-against-women-and-minorities/