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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781118230138
- Book Title
- Information Overload
- ISBN
- 9781118230138
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1118230132
ISBN-13
9781118230138
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111396746
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Information Overload : An International Challenge for Professional Engineers and Technical Communicators
Language
English
Subject
Information Management, Self-Management / Time Management, Technical Writing
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Self-Help, Business & Economics
Series
IEEE Pcs Professional Engineering Communication Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2012-004721
Series Volume Number
2
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
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., 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., A unique approach to information overload, combining theory and practical solutions Written and edited by an international group of experts from academia and industry, Information Overload clearly links academic theory to real-world practice, providing a truly global and interdisciplinary treatment of this important topic. Emphasizing the role of engineers and technical communicators, the book discusses the root causes and costs of information overload within organizations and introduces strategies and proven techniques for reducing information overload and minimizing its negative impact. It offers a theoretical framework and ideas for future research, and features special chapter 'insight boxes' that recount different approaches to problems from various multinational corporations. Information Overload: Focuses on key definitions and challenges of information overload for both communicators and organizations Details a variety of technical and human-centered strategies for addressing the deluge of data Presents effective solutions tried at IBM, Xerox, and Harris Corporation Examines the effects of culture as well as that of color, visual form, text, and end-user documentation Offers an engineering perspective on the technologies available for dealing with information overload Information Overload also serves as a first-rate survival manual for researchers in academia, practicing engineers, technical communicators, and managers and professionals at all levels of profit and nonprofit organizations.
LC Classification Number
T58.64.I5285 2012
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