The phrase "backlog of information" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a collection of information that has accumulated and is pending processing or action.
Example: "Due to the recent increase in requests, we now have a significant backlog of information that needs to be reviewed."
Alternatives: "accumulated information" or "collection of data."
It said the lost contract would be reflected in the company's backlog of information technology services, to be disclosed next month when I.B.M. announces its third-quarter results.
One illustration of the backlog of information to review: George W. Bush's presidential library has a digital archive 20 times larger than that of his father's library.
In the old system, soldiers send a data deluge of submitted reports back to base, creating an immense backlog of information that would take far too long to get processed, thus preventing the release of relevant feedback in a timely fashion.
Even for registries that might be receptive to collaboration, registry personnel may lack time or resources to conduct and publish studies, resulting in a backlog of information that is not disseminated.
We have a collective memory, a backlog of common information".
Government agencies are putting more information online, and many have cut into the backlog of Freedom-of-Information-Act requests.
The Department of Homeland Security reported a backlog of 18,918 Freedom of Information Act requests at the end of 2009.
Many of those intelligence officials were poorly trained in gathering and analyzing intelligence from detainees, resulting in backlogs and potential loss of information.
I read with dismay that officials have started an inquiry into the leaking of information following the backlog debacle at the Passport Office (Passports backlog may be as long as 10 weeks, 13 June).
The National Archives estimates that the nation's presidential libraries now have a backlog of five billion pages of digital information to review for possible release — enough to circle the earth 25 times if laid end to end.
Any account at that time would surely have focused on delay, delay, delay as the key problem with the system, due to the immense backlog of cases then overwhelming the Information Commissioner's Office.
