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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 |
Remembering Key Findings
Even after reading an article, readers often keep abstracts to remind them of which sources support conclusions. Because abstracts include complete bibliographic citations, they are helpful when readers begin writing up their research and citing sources. Next: View Understanding a Text |
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