http://proftitutes.blogspot.com/2006/09/land-of-lost-meets-whisper-down-e.html

I am working on a paper for my graduate class about Open Source Science within the realm of Open Access Scholarship. I decided to do this in an Open Access format. Ye gads; what was I thinking?!?!

I feel a little bit like I am on Land of the Lost. I keep finding the right jewel to put into the TV table tray thingy before the Sleestaks attack. But, here is the problem with the "New Web" - LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of jewels fit!

In the olden days of academic research, Englishy chics like me would examine the limited number of journals available and hope and pray there was something worthwhile to use for the paper due tomorow. With the sharing of information via wiki and blogs, there is SOOOOOO much good information out there. I am overwhelmed. Jean-Claude Bradley's UsefulChem Blog is a great starting point for material on Open Source Science, but his blog takes me to David Bradley's blog (no relation...just cyber brothers, I guess). David's blog take complicated sciencey stuff and translates it into the words even an English major can comprehend. His blog takes me to other blogs and articles, and so on and so forth....

It causes great anxiety for a perfectionist like me.

There is no way to know everything that is out there. There is also no way to prioritize the information, either. I talk about this on my research journal.

This is so like whisper down the alley.

In trying to be ethical about Open Source/Open Access research, I am trying to make sure I document all links back to where I found them. That is hard to do when it has gone through 7 blogs before it got to me. Unlike the real whisper game, the information is always accurate because eventually, I get to the root post or article. But, the travel through the alley is scary because, inevitably, I find MORE JEWELS!!!

So, I need Sleestak spray. Any chance I can get that on ebay?