Keshav's "How to Read a Paper" [1] is a good guide, though perhaps less in the "for non-scientists" camp. [1] http://ccr.sigcomm.org/online/files/p83-keshavA.p

Keshav's "How to Read a Paper" [1] is a good guide, though perhaps less in the "for non-scientists" camp. [1] http://ccr.sigcomm.org/online/files/p83-keshavA.pdf http://ccr.sigcomm.org/online/files/p83-keshavA.pdf