Search for a history-related book (but something else if you really want to) at https://unm.worldcat.org/ or https://library.unm.edu/. The topic really doesn’t matter, BUT MAKE SURE that you find a book that is PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE (not just digitially) at UNM.
Highlight / copy the title of the book and search for it
Note what you see as “relevant” items in the first few pages of search results for that book, and how you would classify these.
Note the library call number for the book, and go find it in the stacks.
Browse around the book and note what kind of books are physically around it—look at a few shelves above and below, too, not just the few books on either side of your target book.
Critical Reflection
What kinds of differences did you find between what was digitally related and what was physically nearby to your book?
How is this related to constructing historical narratives?
What can we extrapolate from this exercise to the real world?
What does this tell us about discovery algorithms?
Participation matters
Don’t be a tree falling silently in the forest!
Be ready to describe your discovery “experience” in class.