[Sigia-l] API? We don't need no steenkin API (was: Google Scholar vs Citeseer and others)

[Peter Van Dijck]

> If researchers (IA or otherwise) are genuinely interested in building
> bridges, to the rest of the universe, something's gotta happen with their
> ability to format their findings and present their conclusions.
> 
> I'd rather have a root canal.

A good point. I think one really powerful way of addressing that prob is 
to blog about research you have worked your way through (it *is* work!). 
Explain it in your own words. Then another blogger will pick it up, 
explain it in *their* own words, and so on. Things might get distorted a 
bit, but it's a great way to build shared understading.

PeterV