Coping with Administratorsʼ Information Overload

Towards CoPing with Information Overload

The problem of information overload has been addressed by several systems. However, many approaches are limited to informal artifacts and need to refer to the user for reference on the quality or usefulness of retrieved information. We make use of semantic technologies, which facilitate the reification and extraction of scientific practice. Based on semantic differences and similarities of sema...

Coping with Information Overload: A Business Perspective

Study examines the sources and origins of information overload, its effects on knowledge workers, and its overall implications for business companies. The main argument presented in this study is that information overload is not a singular issue but that it arises out of a combination of excessive amount of both sought information and supplied information (i.e. interruptions and distractions). ...

Reading strategies for coping with information overload ca. 1550-1700.

Coping up with the Information Overload in the Medical Profession

The recent technological advancement has proved to be tremendously helpful for medical consultants. However, this advancement has also generated an enormous volume and variety of data, with a high velocity causing an information load for the medical consultants. Information overload can be defined as a difficulty a person can have in comprehending issue and making judgments that are caused by t...

Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age: Coping with Information, Participation, and Collaboration Overload

Overview The spread of social computing, cloud computing, Internet of Things, and co-creation tools pushes the use of technology towards a more social dimension and toward the creation of enormous quantity of data. This great mole of data may lead the users to feel overwhelmed and, on the long period, may lead to disaffection towards the use of technologies – because considered too time consumi...