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Handling Information Overload with Productivity Tools (and Tricks!) Cliff Landis, Technology Librarian Valdosta State University, USA ACURIL XXXVIII, Jamaica 3 rd June 2008

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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?

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Information Overload

affects both librarians and library users.

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It’s all about balance

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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

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Tools

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Books

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Articles

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Webpages

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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?

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Tricks

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Fear Not!

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Get it out of your head!

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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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