Posts By: Frederiek Pennink

In a recent survey conducted by Ithaka S+R, JISC and...

The UK Survey of Academics: how academics (re)search

By Frederiek Pennink, June 25, 2013

In a recent survey conducted by Ithaka S+R, JISC and Research Libraries UK (RLUK), the attitudes and (research) behaviours of UK academics with regard to digital technologies, the internet, and open access have been examined.  The aim of the survey is to provide academics at higher education institutions across the UK with “timely findings and [...]

Rethinking Search: 010011

By Frederiek Pennink, June 17, 2013

“An anti Google. Or, Maimonides builds a Wiki,” explains composer and poet Chris Mann in a short text on the website of The Jewish Museum in New York – the museum that commissioned the rather particular search engine 010011. Together with Sepand Ansari, Mann has designed a ‘machine’ that is “[a] celebration of the question [...]

Creating poems with Google’s autocomplete

By Frederiek Pennink, June 7, 2013

There has been a lot to do about Google’s autocomplete function. A quick search produces articles on how it has been accused of perpetuating prejudices and that it has just had its first day in court in Germany. On this blog too there has been a post about the ‘politics of autocomplete’ which discusses how [...]

Book Review: Google and the Culture of Search (2013)

By Frederiek Pennink, May 28, 2013

‘Google and the Culture of Search’, written by Ken Hillis, Michael Petit and Kylie Jarrett, begins with an anecdote about Dave and Justin who are setting up a new business. Reflecting on how they have used Google in their preparations, Justin mentions how he views Google as a useful ‘thing’ that has helped them through [...]

Rethinking Search: YossarianLives!

By Frederiek Pennink, May 16, 2013

In a series of blogs I will look at alternative search engines in order to rethink the standard concept of “search”. I will explore what alternative ways of using algorithms to organize knowledge there are and what we can learn from these new methods. The first alternative search engine I will look at is YossarianLives! [...]