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[Ashk, Adamya]

> > The issue of boundaries is one which exists in other fields 
> as well. Take
> > for example, town planning and architecture.
> 
> Hmm. If you wanted an industrial office tower or a house 
> built, would you go
> looking for an architect or a town planner?
> 
> And therein lies the dilemma for IAs: the vast, vast majority of web
> sites/apps are built without the benefit of IAs. A web site 
> can be built
> without the services of an IA, but not, say, a web designer 
> or a programmer.
> They are deemed to be absolutely essential, whereas the IA 
> functions are
> something one affords only if there is 'excess' money to 
> spend or a pesky
> problem the two other disciplines cannot help with.

I think we are taking an example into 'analogy-land'. The nature of the
internet does not lend itself well to an analogy with architecture. 

To what degree would lives be affected if your 'industrial office tower'
were to have structural defects? Contrast that with a failing web-site and
you will get an idea of what I mean. 

Disciplines will evolve, intersect and be re-defined to the point of
specialization. That is all there is to it!

> This is why I've been advocating 'dual-capable' IAs, which is 
> another way of
> saying that I'm more confident of the longevity of IA 
> contributions to the
> process than the profitability of the IA title.

Well, why 'dual'? why not have IA's specialize in different types of work?
say medical information retrieval or financial... it's an idea.

Regards,

Adamya