Information Overload Research Group

Featured Articles Archive
Articles featured on the IORG Home Page
RADAR:
A Personal Assistant that Learns to Reduce Email Overload

Michael Freed shares the results of a DARPA-funded research project that analyzes incoming mail and helps the recipient deal with the tasks it embodies effectively.
January 2010.

How the Tiny Soapbox methodology will help relieve information overload
Tracy Allison Altman discusses her approach to reducing information overload and bringing focus to innovative ideas.
May 2009.

Will the 21st Century Dr. Deming Please Stand Up? Making Knowledge Work More Productive
Lesa Becker shares insights from her research on the Impact of Information Overload on Managers in a healthcare setting.
Feb. 2009.

TaskTracer Part 1: Software to reduce the cost of interruptions
Jon Herlocker describes the theory and application that led to the TaskTracer tool.
Sept 2008.

So Where Was I? A conversation on workplace interruptions
Yoram Kalman interviews Dr. Gloria Mark from the Department of Informatics at UC Irvine.
June 2008.