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I only really read papers that relate to my field (storage systems, databases, distributed systems, etc). The other stuff might be interesting but I just don't
by cmccabe 14y ago
I only really read papers that relate to my field (storage systems, databases, distributed systems, etc). The other stuff might be interesting but I just don't have the time to really focus on it. I also tend to take a more "pull" approach to papers-- if the title or the abstract doesn't seem interesting, I won't read it. There's just way too many out there.
If you were somehow able to curate the list and present "the most important papers of 2012 for field X", it might be interesting. That's kind of what journals are supposed to do, I guess. I suppose you could consider your effort a kind of virtual journal then :)
- murtza 14y agoI appreciate the feedback. Initially, I was thinking about using the number of times a paper is cited as a way to curate the list. Over time, I can curate the list based on a specific reader's interests by sending related papers to the ones the user downloads. You are right. Most professionals are too busy to spend time to find papers they are interested in besides the field they are working in. It is a time and discovery problem.