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10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload
Sarah Houghton-Jan writes about managing too much information in Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload published in the latest issue of Ariadne. This is one I’ll be adding to my Web 2.0 course reading lists as she explores the history and effects of info overload, the role of librarians, and gives ten practical techniques for effective management, which are divided into the following headings:
- General Organisational Techniques
- Filtering Information Received
- RSS Overload Techniques
- Interruptive Technology Overload Techniques
- Phone Overload Techniques
- Email Overload Techniques
- Print Media Overload Techniques
- Multimedia Overload Techniques
- Social Network Overload Techniques
- Time and Stress Management
via Tame the Web
