What is really frustrating about scientific research? Working in a research lab, looking up something you've found from your research in the literature, and the

What is really frustrating about scientific research? Working in a research lab, looking up something you've found from your research in the literature, and then not having access to the article without paying for it. $30 is way too much to be spending on an article that might not even have the content you're looking for as it might not be mentioned in the abstract. (I'm working in a virology lab with a professor at a smaller university and this can be a frequent occurrence, meaning we have to wait for the library to go and get the article for us, hindering our progress). I found out about a pretty cool project called "Total-impact". They're basically tying together metrics from a vast number of social networking/online sources into one view about a specific scientific article to understand how far this research is reaching as well as the overall impact of how many people are talking about it. You can view it at http://total-impact.org/ http://total-impact.org/, and there is a sample collection at http://total-impact.org/collection/MqAnvI http://total-impact.org/collection/MqAnvI. I'd also recommend looking at Science 2.0's FriendFeed, http://friendfeed.com/science-2-0 http://friendfeed.com/science-2-0, as it contains some pretty interesting content. I really hope that the "open science" movement gains more traction in the immediate future.