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

http://www.flickr.com/photos/telstar/43843015/ Feeling overwhelmed?

Information Overload affects both librarians and library users. http://flickr.com/photos/lincolnlog/1196478322/

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It’s all about balance

Stress is the opposite of Productivity http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassidy/1847735009/

We LOVE stress http://www.flickr.com/photos/kendiala/29482743/

Multitasking is Bad http://www.flickr.com/photos/elsie/126502367/

Concentration is Good http://www.flickr.com/photos/ycart/77163474/

The Perils of Distraction http://www.flickr.com/photos/locator/420581084/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/basky_obed/931635726/ Making Choices

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Tools http://flickr.com/photos/bre/552152780/

Books http://flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/349046546/

Articles http://flickr.com/photos/gadl/320300354/

Webpages

Blogs & RSS The double edged sword You want good information, not all information Bloglines Google Reader Thunderbird http://flickr.com/photos/8765199@N07/2381778838/

The double edged sword

You want good information, not all information

Bloglines

Google Reader

Thunderbird

http://flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2383754739/ Do you read every letter of a newspaper from beginning to end?

Tricks http://flickr.com/photos/eoino/506778/

http://flickr.com/photos/paolomargari/1992019542/ Fear Not!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alefbetac/527768781/ Get it out of your head!

It should be fun and easy to use http://flickr.com/photos/heroturtle/2314460648/

It should be fun and easy to use

Have a conversation! Passive information consumption Important things will come to you http://flickr.com/photos/bepster/120018144/

Passive information consumption

Important things will come to you

The Zen Office Remove distractions Focus on a few important things Remember your purpose http://flickr.com/photos/kiad/513941203/

Remove distractions

Focus on a few important things

Remember your purpose

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It’s all about balance

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