[jzelinskie]

I can't comment on your question, but thank you for finding the year this paper was written. Having read many older papers, it's sometimes like solving a murder mystery figuring out what year a paper was written. The year a paper is written is vital for understanding social context of the research being presented in addition to any context cited in the paper.

[nighthawk454]

Agreed, especially in fast-changing fields or after recent breakthroughs. One trick I use is look at the References and find the approx. max year cited. Generally the same or pretty close to the year of the paper.

[ergl]

With CS conference papers, it's quite easy to see the date on the bottom-left of the first page. You see the copyright year, conference name, etc

[Ar-Curunir]

Isn’t it usually a matter of just googling the title?

[jasonwatkinspdx]

This has long been a pet peeve of mine.