Keeping a reading journal

Keeping a record of the papers you read is a good practice, and will help prepare you for the research exam, and save time when you need to quickly locate or re-read a paper.

In addition to summarizing the basic facts, your writeup should

• discuss the contributions of the paper, reflecting, analyzing or criticizing the ideas presented
• offer insight into the authors' motivation
• explore open issues or ideas that you are wondering about after reading the paper

Also see How to Read a Research Paper with contributions from Bill Griswold, Gail Murphy, Cristina Conati, Erica Melis.

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