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Re: reference manuals
It depends. I am thinking that for certain situation and certain careers, this approach is contraindicated. For example, I would certainly prefer that a surgeon have all the required knowledge regarding site preparation to prevent immune complex glomerulonephritis when installing a ventriculoatrial shunts in his/her head and readily accessible as a well-learned skill. Seeing the surgeon stop mid-incision to start looking up material in a reference manual is not likely to fill one with confidence that the surgeon is actually up to the task.
The point is that while having the abiltity to find information in a variety of reference sources is a useful skill, it does not replace a good, complete, fundamental knowledge of your subject material.
-dave
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