Exhibit 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-41460) pertaining to the Information Holdings Inc. 1998
Stock Option Plan of our report dated November 22, 2000, with respect to the
financial statements of Transcender Corporation included in the Current
Report on Form 8-K/A.



Nashville, Tennessee                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
January 18, 2001