We all suffer from Information Overload, but sometimes we need just one more piece of information so that we can do our jobs easier or better. The following articles and papers have been published and re-published world-wide.

Information Overload

As a librarian and information manager, Lorraine (Elle B) is the marketing manager and projects officer for Information Enterprises Australia

Since joining IEA, Lorraine has developed a range of publications helping to disseminate information on a broad range of topics in an easy(easier) to read style than most academic texts and journals ... "out there". If you have an interest in libraries, information management, records management, business management or HR (human resources) related topics, you can subscribe to these newsletters by visiting IEA's website. 

2008

Issue 67 - May - Digital Shadows 

Issue 66 - March - Stealing our history 

Issue 65 - February - Blogs

Issue 64 - January - CRM

2007

Issue 64 - December - Networks 

Issue 63 - December - Second generation 

Issue 63 - November - Knowledge Sharing 

Issue 62 - October/November - The Australian Record Retention Manual

Issue 62 - October - Recruitment drive - where are you? 

Issue 61 - September 2007 - Preserving our past for our future

Issue 61 - September 2007 - Courses, events and training 

Issue 60 - August 2007 - Big brother or just good records management?

Issue 60 - August 2007 - First impressions 

Issue 59 - July 2007 - Managing change

Issue 59 - July 2007 - Attitide - WHAT attitude?

Issue 58 - June 2007 - Emails re-visited

Issue 58 - June 2007 - Time to move? Do you need a better job?

Issue 57 - May 2007 - The digital divide

Issue 57 - May 2007 - Teamwork

Issue 56 - April 2007 - Ethical corporate culture - possible or not?

Issue 56 - April 2007 - Who do you work for? 

Issue 55 - March 2007 - Motivating yourself to find work 

Issue 55 - March 2007 - E-journals

Issue 54 - February 2007 - Goal Setting 

Issue 54 - February 2007 - Training Needs Analysis

Issue 53: - January 2007 - Promotion 

Issue 53 - January 2007 - Project Management

2006

Issue 52 - December 2006 - Social Networking 

Issue 52 - December 2006 - Communicating the value of IT

Issue 51 - November 2006 - OHandS 

Issue 51 - November 2006 - Fee vs. Free debate

Issue 50 - October 2006 - Problem solving 

Issue 50 - October 2006 - When is a librarian?

Issue 49 - To be the best in your field

Issue 49 - September 2006 - To be or not to be a consultant

Issue 48 - Are your skills rusty?

Issue 48 - August 2006 - What value information?

Issue 47 - July 2006 - Benefits of contracting

Issue 47 - July 2006 - Archiving Web Pages

Issue 46 - June 2006 - Taxing times

Issue 46 - June 2006 - Managing the human resources - knowledge management

Issue 45 – May 2006 – Where to find job information

Issue 45 – May 2006 – The Open Access Debate

Issue 44 – April 2006 – Your CV: Probably the most important document you will ever write

Issue 44 – April 2006 - CPD

Issue 43 – March 2006 – Advanced Internet Searching

Issue 43 – March 2006 – Intellectual Property

Issue 42 – February 2006 – Capitalizing on the successes

Issue 42 – February 2006 – Link Failure Syndrome and Archiving Issues

Issue 41 – January 2006 – Registrant Information

Issue 41 – January 2006 – EDRMS (Electronic Document and Records Management Systems)

2005

Issue 40 – December 2005 - Outsourcing

Issue 40 – December 2005 - Attitude

Issue 39 – November 2005 – Managing absenteeism

Issue 39 – November 2005 – Learning to say no

Issue 38 – October 2005 – Online training vs. face to face

Issue 38 – October 2005 – Workplace conflicts

Issue 37 – September 2005 – How safe is your data?

Issue 37 – September 2005 - Netiquette

Issue 36 – August 2005 – Corporate Culture

Issue 36 – August 2005 – Are you short on experience?

Issue 35 – July 2005 – Retention, Storage and Disposal of paper based records

Issue 35 – July 2005 – Job advertisements and close closing dates

Issue 34 – June 2005 - Networks

Issue 34 – June 2005 – First impressions do count

Issue 33 – May 2005 – The importance of filing

Issue 33 – May 2005 – Monetary considerations

Issue 32 – April 2005 – Employment matters

Issue 32 – April 2005 – Workplace stressors

Issue 31 – March 2005 – Skills shortages – what skills shortages?

Issue 31 – March 2005 – Super Choice

Issue 30 – February 2005 – Health, Wealth and Happiness

Issue 30 – February 2005 – Staying motivated when looking for work

Issue 29 – January 2005 – Disaster Planning

Issue 29 – January 2005 – Procrastination

2004

Issue 28 – December 2004 – Blowing the whistle

Issue 28 – December 2004 – What are you reading?

Issue 27 – November 2004 – Succession Planning

Issue 27 – November 2004 – It’s party time

Issue 26 – October 2004 – Emails are records too!

Issue 26 – October 2004 – Traveling overseas?

Issue 25 – September 2004 – How healthy are you?

Issue 25 – September 2004 – Discrimination

Issue 24  - August 2004 – Ethics in an online world

Issue 24 – August 2004 – Questions, questions

Issue 23 – July 2004 - Corporate Governance

Issue 23 – July 2004 – Networking

Issue 22 – June 2004 - Doing More With Less

Issue 22 – June 2004 - Public Speaking

Issue 21 – May 2004 - Age Discrimination

Issue 21 – May 2004 - Interview Preparation

Issue 20 – April 2004 - Searching the World Wide Web

Issue 20 – April 2004 - Answering Selection Criteria

Issue 19.1 – May 2004 - Follow up to electronic archiving

Issue 19 – March 2004 - White paper on electronic archiving

Issue 19 – March 2004 - Covering Letters

Issue 18 – February 2004 - Casuals vs. Employees

Issue 18 – February 2004 - CV or Resume

Issue 17 – January 2004 - Knowledge Management

Issue 17 – January 2004 - Goal Setting

2003

Issue 16 – December 2003 - Drug and Alcohol Policies

Issue 15 – November 2003 - Manager or Leader

Issue 15 – November 2003 - Personal Development

Issue 14 – October 2003 - Discrimination

Issue 14 – October 2003 - FAQ’s

Issue 13 – September 2003 - Marketing of Library and Information Services

Issue 12 – August 2003 - The Impact of the State Records Act and accountability in Record Keeping

Issue 12 – August 2003 - Minimum Conditions of Employment

Issue 11  - July 2003 – Workplace Etiquette 2

Issue 10: June 2003 - Workplace Etiquette - Presenteeism

Issue 9: May 2003 - Customer Service

Issue 8: April 2003 - Teamwork

Issue 8 – April 2003 - Dealing with Difficult Behaviour

Issue 7 – March 2003 - OhnS

Issue 6: February 2003 - Compliant Records Management Systems

Issue 6 – February 2003 - CPD

Issue 5: - January 2003 - Storage Mediums

Issue 5 – January 2003 - Information, Education and Awareness – Induction Program

2002

Issue 4: - December 2002 - Calculating Space Requirements

Issue 4 – December 2002 - Dealing with Stress

Issue 3: - November 2002 - Security of Information

Issue 3 – November 2002 - Professional Code of Conduct

Issue 2: October 2002 - Training

Issue 2 – October 2002 - Financial Matters

Issue 1: - September 2002 - Occupational Health & Safety

Issue 1 – September 2002 - Communication



Other Published Articles and Papers

Do we take our workplaces for granted? Biblia, July 2005 - http://alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/biblia/2005.07/

Networking, Jinfo (Jobs In Information – formerly Freepint Jobs update) Issue 99 June 2005, http://www.jinfo.com/newsletter/Jinfo-Newsletter-99.txt

The Case for blowing the whistle; Informaa Quarterly May 2005 p30-31

Asking for feedback, Jinfo Issue 97 May 2005 - http://www.jinfo.com/newsletter/Jinfo-Newsletter-97.txt

Turning a job offer down; Biblia May 2005 - http://alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/biblia/2005.05/

The Impact of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Records Management World Wide. First published in Issue 161 of Freepint (http://www.freepint.com/) reprinted by the Germantown, MD chapter of the American Records Management Association (ARMA) April/May 2005

Do you have any questions? Jinfo Issue 94 April 2005 - http://www.jinfo.com/newsletter/Jinfo-Newsletter-94.txt

Electronic Archiving: A discussion – Part 3, Practical Archivist Vol 11 Issue 1, March 2005 p3-4
Reading: personal development, Incite March 2005 p16-17

Taking time out, Jinfo Issue 92 March 2005 - http://www.jinfo.com/newsletter/Jinfo-Newsletter-92.txt

Making an e-zine work for you: The Information Overload experience, Informaa Quarterly, Feb 2005
First impressions do count, Jinfo Issue 90 Feb 2005 - http://www.jinfo.com/newsletter/Jinfo-Newsletter-90.txt

What are you reading? A CPD discussion – Freepint jobs update Jan 2005, Issue 88 - http://web.freepint.com/forum/bar/read.php?i=31000

The benefits of mentoring, Freepint jobs update Dec 2004, Issue 86 - http://web.freepint.com/forum/bar/read.php?i=30827

Electronic Archiving: A discussion – Part 2, Practical Archivist Vol 10 Issue 4, Nov 2004 p3-4 (nb Part 1 was issued in the May 2004 edition of Practical Archivist).

Travelling and working in Australia, Freepint jobs update Nov 2004, Issue 84 - http://web.freepint.com/forum/bar/read.php?i=30502

What’s hot and what’s not? Biblia Nov 2004 - http://alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/biblia/2004.11/

Do we take our skills for granted? Freepint jobs update, Issue 82 Oct 2004 - http://web.freepint.com/forum/bar/read.php?i=30136

How much are you really worth?, Biblia (Newsletter of ALIA West) Oct 2004 p3-4

CV’s: Don’t do this, Freepint Jobs update, Sept 2004 Issue 80 - http://web.freepint.com/forum/bar/read.php?i=29861

Bringing value to the marketplace; Biblia Sept 2004 - http://alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/biblia/2004.09/

Recognising career opportunities, Freepint Jobs update, August 2004 Issue 78 - http://web.freepint.com/forum/bar/read.php?i=29534

Recognising career opportunities, Incite August 2004 p10