Information overload : an international challenge to professional engineers and technical communicators / [edited by] Judith B. Strother, Jan M. Ulijn, Zohra Fazal. [electronic resource] Strother, Judith B. Ulijn, J. M. Fazal, Zohra. Information resources management. Time management. T58.64 .I5285 2012eb 658.4/038 23 Includes bibliographical references. Print version record. "This book covers the ever-increasing problem of information overload from both the professional and academic perspectives. Focusing on the needs of practicing engineers and professional communicators, it addresses the causes and costs of information overload, along with strategies and techniques for reducing and minimizing its negative effects. The theoretical framework of information overload and ideas for future research are also presented. The book brings together an international group of authors, providing a truly global point of view on this important, rarely covered topic"-- Provided by publisher. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2012] [2012] 2012 Text 1 online resource (279 pages). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118360491 eng IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series ; 2 IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series ; 2. Information overload. Information overload.