TY  - JOUR
AB  - Sketches the key characteristics of the newly information enfranchised general public (the digital information consumers). Portrays the digital consumer as all‐conquering/powerful, short on attention, promiscuous, untrusting and – above all – interested in speed of delivery. Argues for a fundamental re‐think of the concept of the information “user”. The Web, search engines etc. are creating a level‐playing field and a homogeneity which results in academics behaving more like the general consumer and the general consumer behaving more like an academic. Considers the overall outcomes and benefits of information acquisition.
VL  - 55
IS  - 1/2
SN  - 0001-253X
DO  - 10.1108/00012530310462689
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530310462689
AU  - Nicholas David
AU  - Dobrowolski Tom
AU  - Withey Richard
AU  - Russell Chris
AU  - Huntington Paul
AU  - Williams Peter
PY  - 2003
Y1  - 2003/01/01
TI  - Digital information consumers, players and purchasers: information seeking behaviour in the new digital interactive environment
T2  - Aslib Proceedings
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 23
EP  - 31
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -