3. Why are we overloaded?
• Information explosion
• Information overload
• New formats
• New technologies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/callumscott2/280532292/
4. Why are we overloaded?
• Change
• Technology
• Learning
• Trends
• Stay in touch
• Multitasking
• Chaos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tzofia/270800047/ BrittneyBush's photostream
5. Why do we need to keep up?
• Need to keep
learning (lifelong)
• Be informed
• To our jobs
• Help students &
staff
• Career
• Life
6. Web 1.0 ways to keep up
• Journals, books
• Conferences,
seminars, PD
• Professional (ALIA)
• Listservs (WAIN)
• Forums
• Email – the killer!!
7. Keeping up with email
• File
• Use folders
• Sort
• Scan from reading window pane
• Delete
• Bulk delete
16. Be organised!
• Use traditional methods (Web 1.0)
• Use new technologies (Web 2.0)
• Be realistic
• Prioritise
• Have a plan
• 10 mins a day…or whatever …
• Make time for it
17. Keeping up - 10 mins a day
Scan RSS feeds, email alerts
Select items of interest
File to social bookmarking
Tag to for later retrieval