Paper Reading Assistant

Systematic workflows for reading, annotating, and extracting insights from academic papers, including AI-assisted summarization and critical analysis techniques.

The Three-Pass Reading Method

Srinivasan Keshav's three-pass approach provides a structured way to read papers at increasing depth:

Pass 1: Survey (5-10 minutes)

Read only:

1. Title, abstract, and keywords
2. Introduction (first and last paragraph only)
3. Section headings (all of them)
4. Conclusion
5. Glance at figures and tables (read captions)
6. Check the reference list for familiar papers