Information overload: a concept analysis

被引:22
作者
Belabbes, Mohamed Amine [1 ]
Ruthven, Ian [1 ]
Moshfeghi, Yashar [1 ]
Pennington, Diane Rasmussen [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Comp & Informat Sci, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
关键词
Information overload; Concept analysis; Cognitive overload; Computer science; Information science; Information retrieval; Information technology; COGNITIVE OVERLOAD; ONLINE; STRATEGIES; INTENTION; KNOWLEDGE; SCIENCE; CONTEXT; NUMBER; NEWS;
D O I
10.1108/JD-06-2021-0118
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Purpose With the shift to an information-based society and to the de-centralisation of information, information overload has attracted a growing interest in the computer and information science research communities. However, there is no clear understanding of the meaning of the term, and while there have been many proposed definitions, there is no consensus. The goal of this work was to define the concept of "information overload". In order to do so, a concept analysis using Rodgers' approach was performed. Design/methodology/approach A concept analysis using Rodgers' approach based on a corpus of documents published between 2010 and September 2020 was conducted. One surrogate for "information overload", which is "cognitive overload" was identified. The corpus of documents consisted of 151 documents for information overload and ten for cognitive overload. All documents were from the fields of computer science and information science, and were retrieved from three databases: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library, SCOPUS and Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA). Findings The themes identified from the authors' concept analysis allowed us to extract the triggers, manifestations and consequences of information overload. They found triggers related to information characteristics, information need, the working environment, the cognitive abilities of individuals and the information environment. In terms of manifestations, they found that information overload manifests itself both emotionally and cognitively. The consequences of information overload were both internal and external. These findings allowed them to provide a definition of information overload. Originality/value Through the authors' concept analysis, they were able to clarify the components of information overload and provide a definition of the concept.
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