There's probably a lot of literature to connect here - but Cognitive Load Theory is probably an important academic reference

• Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (1991). Cognitive load theory and the format of instruction. Cognition and instruction, 8(4), 293-332.
• Sweller, J. (1994). Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty, and instructional design. Learning and instruction, 4(4), 295-312.

Also lots of other pertienent commentary - e.g.,

• Carr, N. (2011). The shallows: What the Internet is doing to our brains. WW Norton & Company.

See reference :

• Chapter The Challenge of Information Balance in the Age of Affluent ...

Hi,

Here are papers that could help:

Theory-based model of factors affecting information overload By: Jackson, Thomas W.; Farzaneh, Pourya INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Volume: 32 Issue: 6 Pages: 523-532 Published: DEC 2012

A dual-process theory of information overload By: Hunter, GL Edited by: Broniarczyk, SM; Nakamoto, K ADVANCES IN CONSUMER RESEARCH, VOLUME XXIX Book Series: ADVANCES IN CONSUMER RESEARCH Volume: 29 Pages: 211-212 Published: 2002

Here are some additional papers, each from a different perspective:

The effects of information overload on reference librarians. Shachaf, Orna; Aharony, Noa; Baruchson, Shifra. Library & Information Science Research. Oct 2016, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p301-307.

Reducing Patron Information Overload in Academic Libraries. Blummer, Barbara; M. Kenton, Jeffrey. College & Undergraduate Libraries. Apr-Jun 2014, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p115-135.

Digital Reference Overload: Thoughts on How To Deal. Reichardt, Randy; Cox, Christopher N. Internet Reference Services Quarterly. 2006, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p105-112.

Keeping up to date: An academic researcher's information journey. Pontis, Sheila; Blandford, Ann; Greifeneder, Elke; Attalla, Hesham; Neal, David. Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology. Jan 2017, Vol. 68 Issue 1, p22-35.

You might find these publications useful. 1.Communication overload: a phenomenological inquiry into academic ...www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/00220411211255996?fullSc=

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Judith B. Strother, ‎Jan M. Ulijn and ‎Zohra ,Fazal( 2012) Information Overload: An International Challenge for Professional https://books.google.com.ng/books?isbn=1118360508 -

My chapter (see above) is from the book by Strother | Ulijn (†) | Fazal

Cognitive Overload Theory

Hi Perhaps, these hints can be helpful for you: I think, the expression „information overload“ was coined by Alvin Toffler: - Toffler, Alvin: Future Shock. New York : Random House, 1970. p. 301 – 305. There is another inspiring paper by Bawden/Robinson (2009) which sheds light on the problems like information overload and information anxiety:

- Bawden, David / Robinson, Lyn: The dark side of information: overload, anxiety and other paradoxes and pathologies. In: Journal of Information Science, 35 (2) 2009, pp. 180–191. DOI: 10.1177/0165551508095781.

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Anne-Katharina

Even ResearchGate is contributing to some Information Overload ... ;-)

see one of the latest contributions by Subhash C. Kundu to:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Would_it_be_appropriate_to_have_a_mobile_application_that_works_like_WhatsApp_for_Research_Gate?view=5a952699615e2776f561a220

I do not see any problems here at all. Everyone has the full freedom to read, watch and listen to any available information in the form of books, magazines, videos and so on. However, everyone must choose - what exactly should he read, watch and listen in view of his individual preferences. There is no any violence here - everyone decides what to do taking into account time limitations and and eye fatigue. In my opinion - the more we will have diverse information on the same subject, the better will be the understanding of objective reality, since you have the opportunity to assess the reliability of alternative views yourself and this is wonderful. Just need to be able to focus on issues that are really interesting to you and do not pay attention to what you are not very interested in.

Perhaps too many people have lost the cognitive capability or social freedom to filter and focus on what really counts. For instance, pressure in your peer group to be steadily accessible for and alert to them, may (unconsciously of course) lead to a kind of information (attention) overload. There are a couple of interesting books which give a first-person story of what can happen them: burn-out! Happy those who still have the power to say NO to still more information absorption!

Would be helpful:

1-Eppler, M. J., & Mengis, J. (2004). The concept of information overload: A review of literature from organization science, accounting, marketing, MIS, and related disciplines. The information society, 20(5), 325-344.

2-Eppler, M. J., & Mengis, J. (2004). The concept of information overload: A review of literature from organization science, accounting, marketing, MIS, and related disciplines. The information society, 20(5), 325-344.