research-prior-art
Prior Art Research and Cataloging
Search for, evaluate, and catalog prior art relevant to an research project.
Context
Prior art research is primarily performed during the Exploration phase but can happen at any point — including mid-iteration when a hypothesis demands additional context. The goal is to build a curated catalog of existing work so the researcher can stand on the shoulders of others rather than reinvent the wheel or miss known pitfalls.
Source Types
Search across these categories, prioritized by typical relevance to research:
- Academic papers and preprints — search arXiv, IEEE, ACM, USENIX
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