Ep. 20: Chuck Finley Strikes Again! (or: How I learned to stop worrying and love statistics)
- Author
- Sierra Whitfield
- Published
- Wed 18 Jan 2017
- Episode Link
- https://blogs.bellevue.edu/library
Welcome to Episode 20 of the “More Than Books” Podcast! Named after the official Bellevue University Library newsletter, each episode features library staff members discussing a topic related to literature, libraries, technology, pop culture, and more. Now available on iTunes!
Description: Jake and Joel are back for 2017! On this episode of the More than Books Podcast, the topics of the day are statistics and how important they are to the profession, as well as the dangers of creating false information. Watch out for the dastardly Chuck Finley!
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Music Attribution:
- Intro – “Fade Away” from The Better Way by LM
- Bumper – “Rock My Socket”- from Mega Man 3 OST, remixed by Nostalvania
- Outro – “Can’t Stop me” from Feeding the Lions EP by ProleteR
Links:
- http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-a-fake-patron-named-chuck-finley-checked-out-2361-books-at-this-florida-library-last-year
- http://www.heraldnet.com/news/to-save-books-librarians-created-their-own-fictional-reader/
- https://qz.com/877961/librarians-in-florida-went-rogue-to-save-2361-books-from-an-algorithm/
- http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-chuck-finley-lake-library-fake-reader-20161227-story.html
- https://boingboing.net/2017/01/02/automated-book-culling-softwar.html
The views and opinions discussed within the “More Than Books” Podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Bellevue University Library or Bellevue University as a whole.
