News Release IFORMATION MANAGEMENT PUBLIC LECTURE "Information Overload & Information Poverty: An example of healthcare services managers" BY Jackie MacDonald, MLS BSc Manager, Library& Knowledge Management Services Annapolis Valley Health, South Shore Health, South West Health & Dalhousie School of Nursing - Yarmouth Site; Research student, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; Researcher in Residence, Dalhousie School of Information Management Winter Term 2008 Date: Wednesday March 19, 2008 Time: 11:45-12:45pm Location: Room 3001, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building Abstract There is little research literature on managers? information behaviour in general and very little that has focused on healthcare services managers? information behaviour. The aim of the research described in this presentation was to examine the information behaviours of healthcare services managers particularly in relation to information overload and information poverty. Organizational information overload involves a widespread perception among coworkers that the information flow associated with individual work tasks is too large to manage effectively. Information poverty is a lack of essential information arising from the inability to access, interpret, apply and manage information. The paper reviews Chatman?s theory of information poverty and the phenomenon of information overload and considers whether and to what extent information poverty and information overload are barriers to healthcare managers? effective information use. The presentation concludes with discussion of how information professionals might recognize and address information overload and information poverty in their organizations. Bio Jackie MacDonald has been working in western Nova Scotia healthcare services since 1995. Previous work experience 1981-1995 includes positions in health sciences or science libraries at Acadia University, Dalhousie University, and University of Saskatchewan. Lecture is open to the public at "no charge." ALL ARE WELCOME Copyright 2003-2008 Dalhousie University. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Last Updated: Mar 3, 2008 -- School of Information Management Faculty of Management Dalhousie University Halifax, NS B3H 3J5 [log in to unmask] 902-494-2453