Information Overload: An International Challenge for Professional Engineers and Technical Communicators

by Judith B. Strother, Jan M. Ulijn, Zohra Fazal

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.

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 11, 2012