How to read a paper 如何阅读一篇论文.pdf

How to Read a Paper S. Keshav David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada keshav@uwaterloo.ca ABSTRACT 4. Glance over the references, mentally ticking off the Researchers spend a great deal of time reading research pa- ones you’ve already read pers. However, this skill is rarely taught, leading to much At the end of the first pass, you should be able to answer wasted effort. This article outlines a practical and efficient the five Cs : three-pass method for reading research papers. I also de- scribe how to use this method to do a literature survey. 1. Category: What type of paper is this? A measure- Categories and Subject Descriptors: A.1 [Introductory ment paper? An analysis of an existing system? A and Survey] description of a research prototype? General Terms: Documentation. 2. Context: Which other papers is it related to? Which Keywords: Paper, Reading, Hints. theoretical bases were used to analyze the problem? 1. INTRODUCTION 3. Correctness: Do the assumptions appear to be valid? Researchers must read papers for several reasons: to re- 4. Contributi