Exhibit 23.3

                               Consent of KPMG LLP

The Board of Directors
bigchalk.com, inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-4 of Infonautics, Inc. of our report dated March 26, 2001, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of bigchalk.com, inc. and subsidiaries, as of
December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in the fiscal
2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Infonautics, Inc. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this registration
statement.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
June 26, 2001