How to read a paper

Abstract

Researchers spend a great deal of time reading research papers. However, this skill is rarely taught, leading to much wasted effort. This article outlines a practical and efficient three-pass method for reading research papers. I also describe how to use this method to do a literature survey.

References

1. T. Roscoe, "Writing Reviews for Systems Conferences," http://people.inf.ethz.ch/troscoe/pubs/review-writing.pdf.
2. H. Schulzrinne, "Writing Technical Articles," http://www.cs.columbia.edu/ hgs/etc/writing-style.html.
3. G. M. Whitesides, "Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper," http://www.che.iitm.ac.in/misc/dd/writepaper.pdf.
4. ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Online, http://www.sigcomm.org/ccr/drupal/.

Index Terms

• General and reference

  • Document types

    • Surveys and overviews