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How to read a PaperS. KeshavDavid R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University ofWaterlooWaterloo, ON, spend a great deal of time reading research pa-pers. However, this skill is rarely taught, leading to muchwasted effort. This article outlines a practical and efficientthree-pass methodfor reading research papers. I also de-scribe how to use this method to do a literature and Subject [Introductoryand Survey]General : Paper , Reading, must read papers for several reasons: to re-view them for a conference or a class, to keep current intheir field, or for a literature survey of a new field. A typi-cal researcher will likely spend hundreds of hours every yearreading to efficiently read a Paper is a critical but rarelytaught skill. Beginning graduate students, therefore, mustlearn on their own using trial and error. Students wastemuch effort in the process and are frequently driven to many years I have used a simple approach to efficientlyread papers.
Researchers spend a great deal of time reading research pa-pers. 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 de-scribe how to use this method to do a literature survey. Categories andSubject Descriptors: A.1 [Introductory
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