Like in many other areas of science, the number of papers in biological research has increased dramatically over the last few years (e.g. Pautasso 2012, http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/12/3234/htm). So as there is so much more to read, how should we manage our time?
a) Do you adjust the number of papers you read, decreasing the proportion of time spent on other things (writing, teaching)?
b) Do you adjust the time spent per paper, decreasing the thoroughness of reading?
c) Do you specialise more, covering a smaller area of research?
Or are there any other solutions to this conundrum? Thanks for sharing your views.
(I guess everyone is just too busy reading so no-one has time to answer this question!)
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Please find sources:
Burnett, R. (2001).Technical Communication. 5th ed. San Antonio: Harcourt College Publishers.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj/courses/HowToReadSciArticle.pdf
http://acgt.cs.tau.ac.il/guides/LiteratureGuide.htm
a, sometimes I read only abstract and conclusions.
b, If good article I read twice or more times
c, Mostly I read articles in my field.
I prefer reading articles over books
In a new journal, I'm sifting through the titles first, than I'm sifting through the abstracts. The third path is sifting trough the conclusions. By this time just several articles remain to be read to the level of clarity, that is depending on my eventual interest in the article.
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