BOOKS

Brown, John Seely & Duguid, Paul. (2002). The Social Life of Information. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

This book provides an excellent insight into the limits of information and discusses the aspect of tunnel vision.

Shenk, David. (1997). Data Smog: Surviving the information glut. London: Little, Brown and Company.

This book provides the foundation for my discussion of Data Smog. Shenk provides statistical information about the jump in average word read over the years (although dated) as well as information on how society as a whole handles Data Smog.

LEXISNEXIS

Getting a grip on our information overload. (2004, August 9) Investment News, p. 8. Jim Pavia. Retrieved March 6, 2005 from LexisNexis Academic database.

This article has some interesting statistical information that should be useful in my research.

How to prevent information overload. (2004, May 1) Direct. p. 6. Paul Bradley. Retrieved March 6, 2005 from LexisNexis Academic database.

This article briefly describes the importance for companies to data mine - a set of techniques and methodologies that can detect patterns and trends in large data sets. The idea being that if companies have technology to help them organize their date, they can use it more effectively.

Information overload: understanding the type of learner you are to better handle the day-to-day barrage of information effectively. (2004, May 22) Edmonton Sun Alberta, Canada. p. 68. Anita Bruzzese. Retrieved March 6, 2005 from LexisNexis Academic database.

This article is helpful in defining how different learners can deal with information overload.

So many pages, such feeble search; Microsoft is just the latest tech outfit to tackle the info-overload problem. It's joining a host of others that have miles to go. (2004, July 16). Business Week Online. Steve Hamm. Retrieved March 6, 2005 from LexisNexis Academic database.

This article describes the need for Microsoft and Google to do more to put the information individuals look for in their hands quickly. I do not anticipate using this article, but it has some interesting statistics on how much money organizations spend on trying to create a system that more effectively gets relevant information into users.

Turn it off. (2004, April 25). Sunday Mail Queensland, Australia p. 4. Joanna Bounds Retrieved March 6, 2005 from LexisNexis Academic database.

This newspaper article has interesting statistics on the amount of new webpages are added to the Internet. It also discusses the need people have to process information, even if it is an overwhelming amount of information.

Unplugging the addiction to information overload; professor urges protection of psychic space, quiet time. (2004, May 10) The Washington Post, p. A03. Anonymous. Retrieved March 6, 2005 from LexisNexis Academic database.

This article might be helpful as an example of a person who tries to balance Information Overload and life. The specific example here is the subject’s observance of the Jewish Sabbath – when he is not allowed to use the computer.

WEBSITES

Anonymous. (2004, May 1). Managing Information Overload -- A conversation with Erik Brynjolfsson of the MIT Center for eBusiness. Retrieved March 8, 2005, from CMP Optimize Online Magazine Website: http://www.optimizemag.com/article/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZGIYZVT3WEDW0QSNDBCSKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleId=19502343&pgno=2

This interview with Erik Brynjolfsson discusses the how business can manage Information Overload without loosing productivity by discussing his research. Erik studied the communication between headhunters and executive recruiters over a two years by tracking their emails, questionnaires, and interviews.

David Shenk. (date unlisted). David Shenk. Retrieved March 8, 2005. Website: http://host190.ipowerweb.com/~davidshe/index.html

This website lists all of Shenk’s publications and interviews and will be useful as a secondary source for his Data Smog book.

Peter Lyman, Hal R. Varian. (2003, October 27). How Much Information? 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2005, from The University of California Website: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/

This site offers a number of statistics that will be useful in illustrating the jump in formation we process. Also, I can use this site as an example of a research project that effectively uses hyperlinks and is appropriately laid out on a website.