I would say it depends on what you want. Key word searching makes it possible to cast a large net, and to get lots of "hits". Unfortunately, if you are looking for something quite specific, most of those hits will be "false drops", and you will end up perhaps not finding the "tree for the forest". Key word searching can be helpful at times, but it is not a panacaea. I am personally very upset at the number of cataloging utilities that seem to operate on the principle that it is.
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