Includes bibliographical references and index.

The digital consumer : an introduction and philosophy / David Nicholas ... [et al.] -- The digital information marketplace and its economics : the end of exclusivity / Richard Withey -- The e-shopper : the growth of the informed purchaser / Chris Russell -- The library in the digital age / Michael Moss -- The psychology of the digital information consumer / Barrie Gunter -- The information-seeking behaviour of the digital consumer : case study : the virtual scholar / David Nicholas ... [et al.] -- The "Google generation" : myths and realities about young people's digital information behaviour / Peter Williams, Ian Rowlands, and Maggie Fieldhouse -- Trends in digital information consumption and the future / Barrie Gunter -- Where do we go from here? / David Nicholas.

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. This book provides that overarching vision.