Information overload : an international challenge for professional engineers and technical communicators /

"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 techniqu...

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Other Authors: Fazal, Zohra, Strother, Judith B., Ulijn, J. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2012]
Series:IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series ; 2.
Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"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"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxviii, 279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1118360494 (electronic bk.)
1118360516 (electronic bk.)
9781118360491 (electronic bk.)
9781118360514 (electronic bk.)
DOI:10.1002/9781118360491