handling information overload with productivity tools
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Handling Information Overload with Productivity Tools (and Tricks!)
Cliff Landis, Technology LibrarianValdosta State University, USA
ACURIL XXXVIII, Jamaica3rd June 2008
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Feeling overwhelmed?
Information Overload
affects both librarians and library users.
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It’s all about balance
Stress is the opposite of Productivity
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We LOVE stress
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Multitasking is Bad
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Concentration is Good
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The Perils of
Distraction
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Making Choices
Books
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Webpages
Blogs & RSSThe double edged
sword
• You want good information, not all information– Bloglines– Google Reader– Thunderbird
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Do you read every letter of a newspaper from beginning
to end?
Tricks
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Fear Not!
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Get it out of your head!
It should be fun and easy to use
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Have a conversation!
•Passive information consumption
•Important things will come to you
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The Zen Office
• Remove distractions
• Focus on a few important things
• Remember your purpose
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It’s all about balance
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