Note-taking methods must consider the practicalities—and *context*—of a note’s later retrieval and use. As Jacques Goutor writes, > ‘\[…] the process is to be viewed not only from the standpoint of its efficiency as a device for *gathering* information, but as well as a means of *organizing* and *storing* that information, and eventually of *retrieving* it when the time comes to assemble the narrative.’[^1] > ‘The aim should be to develop a system which results in notes that are clear, concise yet complete, and above all easily manipulated.’[^2] [^1]: Jacques Goutor, *[[Goutor. 'The Card-File System of Note-Taking', 1980.|The Card-File System of Note-Taking]]* (Ontario Historical Society, 1980) p. 3. [^2]: Jacques Goutor, *[[Goutor. 'The Card-File System of Note-Taking', 1980.|The Card-File System of Note-Taking]]*, p. 7.