Comments on: Make your research papers easy to skim http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/05/27/make-your-research-papers-easy-to-skim/ Computer Scientist and Open Scholar: Databases, Information Retrieval, Business Intelligence. Thu, 24 May 2012 04:42:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mr. Gunn http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/05/27/make-your-research-papers-easy-to-skim/comment-page-1/#comment-50937 Mr. Gunn Thu, 28 May 2009 21:39:13 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1983#comment-50937 Better figures and killer abstracts would go a long way in this regard. Better figures and killer abstracts would go a long way in this regard.

]]> By: Jon http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/05/27/make-your-research-papers-easy-to-skim/comment-page-1/#comment-50936 Jon Thu, 28 May 2009 14:08:38 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1983#comment-50936 I strongly agree. Stupid titles like "Succincter" should be banned. For theoretical papers, it is seriously worth the extra effort it takes to encapsulate your theorems instead of relying on context. Some papers have figures that are arguably silly, just like Powerpoint slides. I think some people must feel that such figures aren't formal enough, but done right they can be fantastic for skimming. I strongly agree. Stupid titles like “Succincter” should be banned.

For theoretical papers, it is seriously worth the extra effort it takes to encapsulate your theorems instead of relying on context.

Some papers have figures that are arguably silly, just like Powerpoint slides. I think some people must feel that such figures aren’t formal enough, but done right they can be fantastic for skimming.

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