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Don't Assume That The Way That One Searches And Researches Is The Same From One Era To Another - It Isn't. In The 19th Century, Most Research Was Done By Amateurs: Either Individuals Who Were Rich Or Individuals Who Had A Day Job. In The 20th Century, Most Researchers Worked At Universities Or Think Tanks And Received Money From The Government Or From Foundations To Pursue Their Work. In Our Time, The Sources Of Support And The Locations For Research May Be Quite Different.

A Lot Of Knowledge In Any Kind Of An Organization Is What We Call Task Knowledge. These Are Things That People Who Have Been There A Long Time Understand Are Important, But They May Not Know How To Talk About Them. It's Often Called The Culture Of The Organization.

A Person Who Is App-dependent Is Always Searching For The Best App; And As Soon As Its Routine Has Been Executed, The Person Searches For The Next App. A Person Who Is App-enabled Also Uses Apps Frequently. But He Or She Is Never Limited By The Current Array Of Apps; Apps Will Free The Person To Do What He Or She Wants To Do, Or Needs To Do, Irrespective Of The Next Application Of The App. An App-enabled Person Can Also Put Devices Away, Without Feeling Bereft.

An Individual Understands A Concept, Skill, Theory, Or Domain Of Knowledge To The Extent That He Or She Can Apply It Appropriately In A New Situation.

Much Of The Material Presented In Schools Strikes Students As Alien, If Not Pointless.