Information Overload

Information Overload - An IR problem? Information Overload - An IR problem?- An abstract of a study by M.Montebello. Proceedings of the String Processing and Information Retrieval: A South American Symposium. A downlo… The Role of Contextual Clues in the Creation of Information Overload The Role of Contextual Clues in the Creation of Information Overload- This paper presents the results from, and analysis of, a case study of a perceived problem of information ove… Informing Ourselves to Death Informing Ourselves to Death- A speech given by Neil Postman, German Informatics Society. NYTimes.com - Digging for Nuggets of Wisdom NYTimes.com - Digging for Nuggets of Wisdom- Text mining is becoming a viable option for everyday citizens seeking to read, summarize or analyze large numbers of documents. eCFO - Fighting Information Overload eCFO - Fighting Information Overload- Knowledge management software helps find the most relevant, most useful data. The Register - Data Dyspepsia Blights the Workforce The Register - Data Dyspepsia Blights the Workforce- Research from Gartner has found that 90% of companies believe they get too much information pumped through to them on a regula… Desperately Seeking: Helping Hands and Human Touch Desperately Seeking: Helping Hands and Human Touch- Looks at a number of solutions, including "agency," agent-like applications, improvements in the information chain and informat… Agents that Reduce Work and Information Overload Agents that Reduce Work and Information Overload- Article discussing how artificial intelligence offers some solutions to problems of actively managing information. Deep Thinking and Deep Reading in an age of InfoGlut, Info-Garbage, Info-Glitz and Info-Glimmer Deep Thinking and Deep Reading in an age of InfoGlut, Info-Garbage, Info-Glitz and Info-Glimmer- Schools must make a dramatically expanded commitment to questioning, research, inf… Spinning Around Spinning Around- Information overload isn't just sending individuals around the bend, it's hurting productivity, writes David Adams. [The Sydney Morning Herald] Change and Information Overload: Negative Effects Change and Information Overload: Negative Effects- Even the intellectually most advanced groups, the researchers, educators, managers and technologists, often feel overwhelmed by … Information Overload Annotated Webliography Information Overload Annotated Webliography- A collection of links about Information Overload. Managing information Managing information- Ways to assist a person in deciding what information is actually needed. How Much Information How Much Information- An attempt to measure how much information is produced in the world each year. [Results are available in multiple formats and levels of detail.]