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Speculations on Combating Information Overload in Amateur and Professional Environments

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E-Science and Information Management (IMCW 2012)

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In this paper, based on desk research, we point out some of the relationships that exist between information overload, Web 2.0 (often called new media) and information literacy. The proliferation of new media augments information overload in both amateur and professional environments. The adoption of information literacy, tailored to the needs of the given environment, alleviates the symptoms of overload by fostering a critical approach to information.

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    Tibor Koltay

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  1. Department of Information Management, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06800, Ankara, Turkey

    Serap Kurbanoğlu , Umut Al , Yaşar Tonta  & Nazan Uçak , ,  & 

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    Phyllis Lepon Erdoğan

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Koltay, T. (2012). Speculations on Combating Information Overload in Amateur and Professional Environments. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Al, U., Erdoğan, P.L., Tonta, Y., Uçak, N. (eds) E-Science and Information Management. IMCW 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 317. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33299-9_6

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