One of the best ways into a new area is if you can find a well written PhD or MSc thesis in it. Finding that isn't always easy, but if they are well done the b

One of the best ways into a new area is if you can find a well written PhD or MSc thesis in it. Finding that isn't always easy, but if they are well done the background introductory material will be approachable and much more complete than a paper, and the bibliography should be useful.