The July 21 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia includes an article by Paul Glasziou entitled "Information overload : what's behind it, what's beyond it?" The sub-title is "Literature alert services, good evidence-based resources and real-time decision support can all help to reduce information overload". (MJA 189(2) : 84-85). You will need to log in to read the article, and register if you have not already done so, but it's free.
If you're reading this blog, you probably already know that your library can play a big part in freeing up the clinician's time by providing alert services, resources and support, honed into your specialised area. We see our job as filtering that huge burden of information into the relevant, the authoritative and the latest.
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