Agreed. The value is in being able to know _what_ to search in conjunction with knowing _how_ to compose the amalgamated resources together to derive a solution

Agreed. The value is in being able to know _what_ to search in conjunction with knowing _how_ to compose the amalgamated resources together to derive a solution to the question at hand -- all in a timely manner. Simply knowing a generic fact (e.g. "the Civil War began in 1861" or "the atomic mass of Oxygen is 15.999u") is not sufficient. One needs to know how to use that information.