On Pursuing Research

• Mark Leone's Collection on How to Do Research
• Doug Comer's advise for anyone considering a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Or: Can you tolerate searching for answers even when no one knows the precise questions?
• Arnandos's Hints for Technical Paper Writing
• Henning Schulzrinne: Writing Technical Articles

Database Research

• On the Future of Database Research: The Asilomar Report on Database Research
• NSF Workshop on Industrial/Academic Cooperation in Database Systems
• J. Gray, Database Systems: A Textbook Case of Research Paying Off