Searcher's Voice

When looking into the future, bq says there are three key components to consider before making any predictions: disruptive technologies, real needs, and delusion. 

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While bq is warming up to ebooks, her voracity is causing a dilemma: How can she pass on and share her electronic books as she was wont to do with the printed ones?

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bq uses her innate logic to question the value and validity of fuzzy sources of information permeating the web from all angles and covering all possible topics, from the most trivial to the most important.

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bq says it’s time the word “library” goes from being a “place” noun to a verb that’s synonymous with “app.”

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When it comes to discovery services for libraries, bq urges librarians to do whatever it takes to get vendors to see the light in moving toward the true path of universal access.

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Don’t expect to be hearing from bq anytime soon. She’s holed up in some secret locale learning how to use the latest object of her desire, her new iPad.

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