Background Reading
Background reading refers to seminal work on the topic of interest. These can include seminal books, other literature, or other media that provide critical original thought, overviews, and insights on history, design, and applications of the given subject matter. To search academic literature, see Literature Review.
To document Background Reading - a list of resources should be created and subsequently rated by upvoting using Disqus, which can be embedded in the wiki.
Contributors can upvote the best resources using Disqus by clicking on the vote up or down button. The responses can then be sorted by the most upvoted contribution. Further, the different choices should be summarized with a paragraph of key take-home points.
The Background Reading has some overlap with Industry Standards and Patent Search.