====== Resources ======

===== How to Read a Research Paper =====

//Courtesy of [[http://www.cis.udel.edu/~pollock|Lori Pollock]]//

When reading a research paper, answer the following questions:

==== Statement of the Problem/Goals: ====

  * In one sentence in your own words, state succinctly the overall problem being addressed in this paper.
  * What particular goals do these researchers have in addressing this problem?
  * What contribution are they seeking to make to the state-of-the-art?

==== Technical Approach: ====

In a few sentences in your own words, what is the key insight of this group's approach to tackling the stated problem? What is their overall approach/strategy to solving the problem?


==== Discussion/Critique: ====

  * How did the researchers evaluate their efforts?
  * What conclusions did they make from their evaluation results?
  * What application/useful benefit do the researchers/you see for this work?
  * What limitations do the researchers mention with their approach?
  * What additional limitations do you think might also occur?
  * Write one interesting question to ponder with regard to this paper beyond content understanding.

===== How to Perform Research =====

  * [[http://win.ua.ac.be/~sdemey/Tutorial_ResearchMethods/|Tutorial on Research Methods in Computer Science]]
===== Bibliography Searches =====

  * [[http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm|ACM Digital Library]]
  * [[http://www.computer.org/portal/site/csdl/index.jsp|IEEE Digital Library]]
  * [[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/|CiteSeer]]
  * [[http://scholar.google.com/|Google Scholar]]