UNDER CONSTRUCTION: just notes, for now
age of binding
http://deepfreeze9.blogspot.com/2007/02/digitaldirt-differences-loose-ends.html to this i might add "linkability", i.e. the network topology
scholar, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scholar defn 3, "a learned person"
research, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/research , Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, et cetera; laborious or continued search after truth. but not, as is claimed in http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Research&oldid=391444438#Research_methods , "to produce __new__ knowledge"
librarian (cite Fire upon the deep) http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=librarian&oldid=10648274, 3, "A person who processes and organizes information"
learn, then summarize,
find, then link,
rather than produce new knowledge
connect different fields
vinge's "golden age" scenario
i/o bandwith problem