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Any pointers for reading articles digitally (on screen)?
First of all let me apologize for the title, as it is perhaps very vague. The issue is as follows; I have stopped printing my articles and instead starting reading them on screen via my library ...
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How to stay on top of recent literature?
When I started my Masters thesis one advice I got for getting good material to read was to subscribe to several journals' alerts system, so that I would get mails with eTOC (electronic Table of ...
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What is the best way to read a textbook?
There's perhaps a better title for this question, but I can't immediate think of one - suggestions for amendment welcome.
I'd like to clarify the purpose of reading textbooks. It sounds obvious at ...
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How to skim through Phd Theses
My adviser asked me to go over some PhD theses over the weekend, and by some he meant three 200~ pages theses.
Is there an effective way to skim through theses that you have figured out, as more ...
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How to do a literature review efficiently?
For a new project I want to compile a literature review to determine the state of the art and possible approaches to start with.
Last time I adhered to the following scheme, but it felt very ...
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Organizing my reading list in Mendeley
I keep publications from the literature in Mendeley for later reading on my iPad. There are many publications, so I need some sort of way of prioritizing the ones I need to read first versus the ones ...
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Good practices for skipping chapters when reading
Assuming I am reading a textbook/paper or any kind of rich material and then there is a point where I feel that the chapter I am reading is unnecessary or insignificant (I can get back to it later if ...
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Learning/Reviewing New Material Quickly
My question is : What is a time effective way to learn new material/ reviewing old material you don't completely remember?
Motivation:
For my research in Computer Science, I need lots of elements of ...
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What are the minimal screen parameters for tablet bought for reading papers
Kind of related to my last question: Is typical ebook reader with pdf support enough to read scientific papers (but I guess that this is distict enough).
What are minimal sreeen parameters for ...
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Is typical ebook reader with pdf support enough to read scientific papers
I am considering buying either an e-book reader or a full tablet. My main motivation is to read books and scientific papers and I really don't need all the extra stuff tablets can give me.
My only ...
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How to balance learning and solving assignments during coursework
I have a bad habit of trying to objectively measure myself and my understanding. One of the ways I do this is by saying to myself "I only understand X after I have read the entire chapter in this book ...
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How should a “brief synopses of each paper” look like?
I'm a exchange student that just arrived in the US. The professor is asking us to do this:
Please write and submit brief synopses of each paper before class which include the following:
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How good are “For Dummies” books in Academic Study?
I am often faced with questions in areas which cross my boundaries of knowledge. For instance, as an engineer, sometimes I am needed to study the basics of Anatomy or something like that.
This might ...
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How to choose the most worthwhile research papers to define my thesis?
I'm a first year PhD student. I'm just reading background papers trying to find a topic for my thesis: my subject is turning around tree different elements (XML (as a tool), complex data, and the ...
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Advice and tools for hosting an online journal club
I have some experience with hosting reading groups/journals clubs in an off-line setting. Usually we meet every week in a room and discuss the paper for that week. However, recently some colleagues ...
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Am I reading enough of the scientific literature? Should I read for breadth or depth?
Ever since starting graduate school I've tried to make scientific reading a part of my daily ritual; I track pages read using Beeminder, and the graph doesn't lie. It keeps me honest.
I aim to ...
