Information overload : an international challenge to professional engineers and technical communicators / edited by Judith B. Strother, Florida Institute of Technology, Jan M. Ulijn, Open University of the Netherlands, Zohra Fazal, Florida Institute of Technology.

"IEEE Press."

"Sponsored by IEEE Professional Communication Society."

Includes bibliographical references.

Information overload : an international challenge to professional engineers and technical communicators / Judith B. Strother, Jan M. Ulijn, and Zohra Fazal -- Of time magazine, 24/7 media, and data deluge : the evolution of information overload theories and concepts / Debashis "Deb" Aikat and David Remund -- The challenge of information balance in the age of affluent communication / Paulus Hubert Vossen -- From cave wall to twitter : engineers and technical communicators as information shaman for digital tribes / Anne Caborn and Cary L. Cooper -- The influence of culture on information overload / Jan M. Ulijn and Judith B. Strother -- Effect of color, visual form, and textual information on information overload / Noèel T. Alton and Alan Manning -- Cost of information overload in end-use documentation / Prasanna Bidkar -- Taming the terabytes : a human-centered approach to surviving the information deluge / Eduard Hoenkamp -- Technologies for dealing with information overload : an engineer's point of view / Ton Calders ... [et al.] -- Visualizing instead of overloading : exploring the promise and problems of visual communication to reduce information overload / Jeanne Mengis and Martin J. Eppler -- Drowning in data : a review of information overload within organizations and the viability of strategic communication principles / David Remund and Debashis "Deb" Aikat -- Blindfolded through the information hurricane? : a review of a manager's strategy to cope with the information paradox / Arjen Verhoeff.

"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.