Information 2.0: New Models of Information Production, Distribution and Consumption, 2nd Edition. Martin De Saulles.

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Information 2.0: New Models of Information Production, Distribution and Consumption, 2nd Edition. Martin De Saulles. London: Facet Publishing. 2015. x + 164 pages. ISBN: 978-1-78330-009-9. Price: £49.95, US$95.00. Martin De Saulles provides a concise, yet relatively wide-ranging, overview of the enduring issues and current crises in information and communication technologies (ICT) in Information 2.0: New Models of Information Production, Distribution and Consumption . Keenly aware of the rapidly shifting landscape of ICT, his book examines the diverse types of information created and consumed today; the role of data in society, from personal uses to mass governmental and business initiatives; the history of information technology over the past half century; and the exponentially expanding networks of corporate and governmental actors that control the access and management of ICT. And throughout, he analyzes the role of librarians and information professionals in addressing these myriad ICT issues, and the new possibilities … green19{at}illinois.edu