Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Basic Idea of Fliter Bubbles
Filter bubbles do apply to research databases. When you search with key words the database becomes a fliter bubble for your information. It looks up specific subjects and gets down to the point where you want to know why your searching in this topic. In my reserach I look up a data base named PsychINFO, which lead me to the psychological meaning behind criminal minds. This database helped my topic make more sense, because im writing on what makes the criminal mind kill. Also, another database I researched is Criminal Justice Periodical Index, which looks more to the investigation of a serial killer. The database showed subjects for law enforcement and how they take out a criminal. It also showed results about why the serial killer did what he/she done, and their purpose behind the murder. The difference between the two databases is the topics. One database leaned toward psychological reasonings and the other leaned towards how criminal justice system took out the killer at the time. I honestly think PsychINFO helped my out the most, it pertains more to what I want to write on other than just the criminal justice system. The databases helped my research a little more and will become very helpful on tonights homework.
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Yeah, filter bubbles help us out with our search on our group topic. I got more help from the second one and you probably got more help with the first one. It narrowed down the information we needed for each of our sub-topics that each of us are using. It was amazing how each one had its own topics that were different from one another.
ReplyDeleteFilter bubbles are helpful when you need to narrow information , but I feel that their would not be any filter bubbles on library databases because it is not as broad as using Google. So there will be less things coming up in your search.
ReplyDeleteYes there are filter bubbles but i think we are more in control with what we want and don't want to see. There are so many things we can sort by like subject, date and full text. Databases are for more professional use so i think filter bubbles are as extreme as we see on Google.
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