Out of curiosity I would like to classify the databases in the 2011 NAR Database Issue by accessibility, specifically which ones offer:

1. A complete download of the data
2. A web service (REST or SOAP) which allows automated queries from robots
3. A bookmarkable website that allows links (i.e. the GET protocol) to individual records without necessarily going through a search form

For example,

Database  Complete Download?  Web Service?   Bookmarkable?   If yes, provide example:
COMBREX   No                  No             Yes             http://combrex.bu.edu/DAI?command=SciBay&fun=proteinCluster&pClusterID=419683

But I can't do this alone.

So if you are interested please visit one of the databases and report your findings (or corrections) here. I'll compile the responses into a spreadsheet and report.

Here is a Google Docs Spreadsheet if you wish to edit it directly (it's wide open): https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tZQGRMg24BHKgO4vUjYT5TA&hl=en#gid=0

Per Andra's suggestion, I have decided to put this up on Amazon mturk:

https://www.mturk.com/mturk/searchbar?selectedSearchType=hitgroups&searchWords=nar&minReward=0.00&x=0&y=0&=%2Fsearchbar#