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Writing GuidesWriting Abstracts |
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Writing GuidesWriting Abstracts |
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Help readers decide if they should read an entire article Help readers and researchers remember key findings on a topic Help readers understand a text by acting as a pre-reading outline of key points Index articles for quick recovery and cross-referencing Allow supervisors to review technical work without bogging down in details Bibliographic Citation or Identification Processes for Writing Abstracts Key Issues in Preparing Abstracts |
Deciding Whether to Read an Entire Article
Readers use abstracts to see if a piece of writing interests them or relates to a topic they’re working on. Rather than tracking down hundreds of articles, readers rely on abstracts to decide quickly if an article is pertinent. Equally important, readers use abstracts to help them gauge the sophistication or complexity of a piece of writing. If the abstract is too technical or too simplistic, readers know that the article will also be too technical or too simplistic. Next: View Remembering Key Findings |
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