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In years past when I lived in libraries (not literally), I spent hugeamounts of time doing research. One of the most useful tools was toread the card catalog. To do this, you needed the skill of flippingthrough the cards very fast and also being able to read the informationin the split second the card was visible. The advantage of this type ofresearch was an overview of the target subject, with the result that Ioften found valuable books or records I didn't know existed. Catalogingbooks for libraries was partly science but mostly art. The catalogerhad to know what the book was about and decide about the assignment ofcategories. Since the cataloger had a different perspective on theinformation in the book or document than you did, you got a bonus lookat the information. At least two people's opinion about what might bein the book.