Managing Professional Information Overload (Topeka Library version)

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Tools for Managing Professional Information Overload Heather Braum Technology Librarian Northeast Kansas Library System hbraum@nekls.org

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “share your ideas” by Flickr User Britta Bohlinger under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ QU6Ea

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Video online at: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CXFEBbPIEOI Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=CXFEBbPIEOI

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “MS Library 2.0 Summit Birds of a Feather Lunch Tables” by Flickr User msulibrary1 under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ 4vwfx

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Balance...” by Flickr User mind on ﬁre under a CC License, http://goo.gl/JeFB7

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “information hydrant” by Flickr User Will Lion under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ tEsq4

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “information overload” by Flickr User verbeeldingskr8 under a CC License, http:// goo.gl/hwqo4

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Seamless Train” by Flickr User DaveFayram under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ 3cAAB

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “The Road” by Flickr User Stuck in Customs under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ jBtd8

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Bricks” by Flickr User Esparta under a CC License, http://goo.gl/yHtis

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Outtake - Nooo! [Overwhelmed]” by Flickr User andreas.thor under a CC License, http://j.mp/fWk7Gx

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Yellow Arrow” by Flickr User Ian Muttoo under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ BFtmz

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Jubilant Winners Enjoy Success” by Flickr User c.a.muller under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ewc1h

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Tip Jar at Huckleberry” by Flickr User Muy Yum under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ DHU3Z

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Google Lego 50th Anniversary Inspiration” by Flickr User manfrys under a CC License, http://j.mp/bFy036

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Google Lego 50th Anniversary Inspiration” by Flickr User manfrys under a CC License, http://goo.gl/P3FoU

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Hands Across the World” by Flickr User Building Unity 1000 Families under a CC License, http://goo.gl/TUfAJ

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Go” by Flickr User Peet Reed under a CC License, http://goo.gl/oXux5

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 5 Tips

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 1. Information overload has always been present. It’s not new. Source: “Scrolls” by Flickr User Hc_07 under a CC License, http://j.mp/i31UZV

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 2.You’re never going to be able to keep up with everything. Source: http://bit.ly/i4pGx5, 2/23/11

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 3. “These things are TOOLS to serve you & help you. Don’t let them manage you. Manage them. Remember you are a human being not a human doing.” --Bobbi Newman, www.librarianbyday.net Source: “080116Meineke_021” by Flickr User Miz Ginger Snaps under a CC License, http:// j.mp/gB1VMJ

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 4. Learn the art of skimming links and articles to “maybe” save for later. “trash and treasure” Source: “Accessory 1” by Flickr User Urban Woodswalker under a CC License, http://j.mp/ eXD4p9

Topeka Library Staff Day February 2012 27 instant messages 76 email listserv messages 4 text messages 14 social network messages 17 phone calls 825 RSS feed updates 98 work emails 30 pages from a book 52 personal emails 5 letters 127 social network 11 pieces junk mail status updates 1 periodical issue 1 hour of television 3 hours of radio 5.You’re not alone in this struggle.stats from “Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Source: “my scared cat” by Flickr User PaoloInformation Overload” Sarah Houghton-Jan, Ariadne, July 2008, Margari under a CC License, http://j.mp/http://j.mp/10Dc2 gcFR70

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 6 Resources

Topeka Library Staff Day February 2012libraries. rural.alltop.com alltop.comkidslit. books.alltop.com alltop.comeducation.alltop.com my.alltop.com 1. Alltop www.alltop.com

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 2. Library Link of the Day http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 3. American Libraries Direct americanlibrariesmagazine.org/aldirect

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 4. Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 5. Mashable & Lifehacker www.mashable.com & www.lifehacker.com

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 6. Google... www.google.com I’m not kidding Source: “Google Lego 50th Anniversary Inspiration” by Flickr User manfrys under a CC License, http://j.mp/bFy036

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 6 Sets of Tools

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 1. Notetaking Tools Evernote (www.evernote.com) & Google Docs (docs.google.com)

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 2. Bookmarking Tools Diigo (www.diigo.com), Delicious (www.delicious.com) & Pinterest (www.pinterest.com)

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 3. Information Dashboard iGoogle (www.google.com/ig),NetVibes (www.netvibes.com) & Alltop (www.alltop.com)

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Text 4. Saving to Read Later Instapaper (www.instapaper.com) & Read It Later (readitlaterlist.com)

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 5. Online File Storage Dropbox: www.dropbox.com & Google Docs (docs.google.com)

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Bonus 6. Online Social Networks Twitter (www.twitter.com) & Facebook (www.facebook.com)

Topeka Library Staff Day Additional ToolsFebruary 2012 • Google Reader (reader.google.com) • Livebinders (www.livebinders.com) • Feed My Inbox (www.feedmyinbox.com) • ifttt (www.ifttt.com) • Scoop.it (http://scoop.it/) • Free Technology for Teachers (www.freetech4teachers.com)

Topeka Library Staff Day Additional ToolsFebruary 2012 • PBWorks (www.pbworks.com) • Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the day • http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ • Professional Listservs • Email Filters • Browser Add-ons

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “share your ideas” by Flickr User Britta Bohlinger under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ QU6Ea

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Video online at: http://vimeo.com/35873217 Source: http://vimeo.com/35873217

Topeka Library Staff Day Further ResourcesFebruary 2012 • “Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload” Sarah Houghton-Jan, Ariadne, July 2008, http://j.mp/10Dc2 • “Getting uncluttered with Evernote and Instapaper” from practically efﬁcient blog, June 22, 2010, http://j.mp/c9SVt5 • [Video] Web 2.0 Expo NY: Clay Shirky (shirky.com) It’s Not Information Overload. It’s Filter Failure. September 2008, http://j.mp/5OCWlH • “Inbox Zero”, Merlin Mann. Articles: http://j.mp/ifI6Wd and Video: http:// j.mp/Ok4MC • “Building and maintaining an online professional learning community”, Jayme Linton, Learn NC, http://j.mp/g0LnZz • “Twitter: Keeping Up With It All”, Richard Byrne, Free Technology for Teachers, February 24, 2011, http://j.mp/hSf37L

Topeka Library Staff Day Further ResourcesFebruary 2012 • “Coping with Information Overload” Infopeople webinar by Sarah Houghton- Jan, May 2011, http://goo.gl/Ed2YS • The Shallows by Nicolas Carr, 2010 • Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina, 2009 • “How to Keep Up with (Almost) Everything” Libguides, by Buffy Hamilton, http://goo.gl/amdqT • “What I’m Reading Online This Spring: Fountains of Information, Insight, and Inspiration”, by Buffy Hamilton http://goo.gl/dgvoK • “Happiness Through Personal Learning” by Marianne Lenox, from the 2011 WJ Trends in Training and Learning conference, http://goo.gl/343D0 • Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education by Will Richardson & Rob Mancabelli, 2011

Topeka Library Staff Day Further ResourcesFebruary 2012 • The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption, Clay Johnson, 2012 • “Information Overload? There Has Always Been Too Much to Know,” (BigThink) http://goo.gl/irYaX • “The Joy of Quiet,” (NY Times) http://goo.gl/3SYcm • “The Solution to Information Overload,” (Steve Hargadon) http://goo.gl/ wSlLL • “Are we on information overload,” (Education Views) http://goo.gl/ZoQXK • “Coming of age with information overload” (Hufﬁngton Post) http://goo.gl/ 5un0R • “This is what a healthy information diet looks like,” (Lifehacker) http://goo.gl/ FPFMw • Evernote for Schools, http://goo.gl/95Qh6

Topeka Library Staff DayFebruary 2012 Source: “Question” by Flickr User Stefan Baudy under a CC License, http://j.mp/XRqF2

Topeka Library Staff Day Contact meFebruary 2012 Presentation Information: http://goo.gl/s1osw • Links: http://j.mp/fXUlAm • Contact information: • Email: hbraum@nekls.org • Twitter: @hbraum • http://about.me/hbraum

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