Digital Consumers - the book  

David Nicholas and Ian Rowlands, editors
Digital Consumers: re-shaping the information professions

The information professions - librarianship, archives, publishing and, to some extent, journalism - have been rocked by the digital transition that has led to disintermediation, easy access and massive information choice.  There is a need for a new belief system that will help information professionals survive and engage in a ubiquitous information environment, where they are no longer the dominant players, nor, indeed, the suppliers of first choice. The purpose of this thought-provoking book is to provide that overarching vision, built on hard evidence rather than PowerPoint ‘puff'.

No information professional or student can afford not to read this far-reaching and important book.