Article discussing the value of undergraduate research
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5824/548.summary
Student perspectives on obtaining undergraduate research and response to the above article
http://scienceblogs.com/stressrelated/2009/04/25/the-stress-and-the-joy-of-unde/
http://scienceblogs.com/interactions/2007/04/30/undergraduate-research-a-key-e-1/