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Weapons of math destruction : (Record no. 43376)

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000 -LEADER
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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 2016003900
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field DLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 160315s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2016003900
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780553418811
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0553418815
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency DLC
Description conventions rda
Modifying agency DLC
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code n-us---
050 04 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QA76.9.B45
Item number O64 2016
090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) QA 76.9.B45 O64 2016
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name O'Neil, Cathy,
Relator term author.
9 (RLIN) 9653
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Weapons of math destruction :
Remainder of title how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy /
Statement of responsibility, etc Cathy O'Neil.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture New York :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Crown,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture [2016]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 259 pages ;
Dimensions 22 cm
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE
Content Type Term text
Content Type Code txt
Source rdacontent
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Media Type Term unmediated
Media Type Code n
Source rdamedia
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE
Carrier Type Term volume
Carrier Type Code nc
Source rdacarrier
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-252) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Bomb parts: What is a model? --<br/> Shell shocked: My journey of disillusionment --<br/> Arms race: Going to college --<br/> Propaganda machine: Online advertising --<br/> Civilian casualties: Justice in the age of big data --<br/> Ineligible to serve: Getting a job --<br/> Sweating bullets: On the job --<br/> Collateral damage: Landing credit --<br/> No safe zone: Getting insurance --<br/> The targeted citizen: Civic life.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives -- where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health insurance -- are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is judged according to the same rules, and bias is eliminated. But as Cathy O'Neil reveals in this book, the opposite is true. The models being used today are opaque, unregulated, and uncontestable, even when they're wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination: If a poor student can't get a loan because a lending model deems him too risky (by virtue of his zip code), he's then cut off from the kind of education that could pull him out of poverty, and a vicious spiral ensues. Models are propping up the lucky and punishing the downtrodden, creating a 'toxic cocktail for democracy.' Welcome to the dark side of Big Data. Tracing the arc of a person's life, O'Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These 'weapons of math destruction' score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health. O'Neil calls on modelers to take more responsibility for their algorithms and on policy makers to regulate their use. But in the end, it's up to us to become more savvy about the models that govern our lives.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Big data
General subdivision Social aspects
Geographic subdivision United States.
9 (RLIN) 9654
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Big data
General subdivision Political aspects
Geographic subdivision United States.
9 (RLIN) 9655
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Social indicators
General subdivision Mathematical models
-- Moral and ethical aspects.
9 (RLIN) 9656
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Democracy
Geographic subdivision United States.
9 (RLIN) 8156
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision Social conditions
Chronological subdivision 21st century.
9 (RLIN) 9000
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Display text Online version:
Main entry heading O'Neil, Cathy, author.
Title Weapons of math destruction
Edition First edition.
Place, publisher, and date of publication New York : Crown Publishers, [2016]
International Standard Book Number 9780553418828
Record control number (DLC) 2016016487
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Item type Books
907 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT G, LDG (RLIN)
a 43376
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last borrowed Price effective from Koha item type
  Library of Congress Classification     Non-fiction American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection 2016-12-03 Oasis Proquest 96.00 1 QA 76.9.B45 O64 2016 5164733 2023-12-01 2017-01-11 2016-12-03 Books
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