A reference that cannot be retrieved cannot be used. Samuel S. Thatcher, M.D., Ph. How does one organize reprints, photocopies of articles, correspondence, research reports, etc.
Every system needs to plan for growth.
As a collection grows, the difficulty of finding an item grows exponentially. There is an inverse relationship between the effort expended in filing an item and the effort required to find that item later. If a system requires too much effort to maintain, it will fail. Has multiple access points to information. Has a standardized system for indexing documents.