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* Read the abstract.
* Read the abstract.
* Look through all figures and captions.
* Look through all figures and captions.
** If it doesn't have pictures, it's probably too theoretical so discard it. 😃
* Read the Intro and Methods.
* Read the Intro and Methods.
** Tells you the problem they're addressing and their approach to addressing it.
** Tells you the problem they're addressing and their approach to addressing it.
** What is the input to and output of their pipeline?
** What is the input to and output of their pipeline?
* Read the Related Works section.
* Read the Related Works section.
** This gives you an idea of what others have tried.
** This gives you an idea of what others have tried. Especially important if you don't work in the field.
* Read the Evaluation section.
* Read the Evaluation section.
** Usually this is just a bunch of tables and numbers but it can give you links to datasets and a reference for some benchmarks.
** Usually this is just a bunch of tables and numbers but it can give you links to datasets and a reference for some benchmarks.
** This is important if you plan on building upon the work.


==Resources==
==Resources==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uumd2zOOz60 Yannic Kilcher How I Read a Paper]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uumd2zOOz60 Yannic Kilcher How I Read a Paper]