Information overload : an international challenge to professional engineers and technical communicators / edited by Judith B. Strother, Jan M. Ulijn, Zohra Fazal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strother, Judith B.

Ulijn, J. M.

Fazal, Zohra.

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series ; 2.

IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information resources management.

Time management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxviii, 279 pages).

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This book covers the ever-increasing problem of information overload from both the professional and academic perspectives. Focusing on the needs of practicing engineers and professional communicators, it addresses the causes and costs of information overload, along with strategies and techniques for reducing and minimizing its negative effects. The theoretical framework of information overload and ideas for future research are also presented. The book brings together an international group of authors, providing a truly global point of view on this important, rarely covered topic"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

813233215

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.