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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453806303321

Autore

Koltay Tibor

Titolo

Abstracts and abstracting : a genre and set of skills for the twenty-first century / / Tibor Koltay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Chandos Pub., , 2010

ISBN

1-84334-518-8

1-78063-032-8

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Chandos information professional series

Disciplina

025.41

Soggetti

Abstracting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Abstracts and Abstracting: A genre and set of skills for the twenty-first century; Copyright; Contents; About the author; 1 Introduction; Who is this book for?; What is abstracting and what is an abstract?; Why abstracts and abstracting?; The structure of the book; 2 Definitions; The abstract; The original; Related concepts and genres; 3 The characteristics of the abstract; The length; Functions; Types of abstract; The objectivity of the abstract; The author abstract; 4 What does an abstractor have to know?; Who can be an abstractor?; The knowledge base of the abstractor

Professional summarisationThe information literacy context; Abstracting education; The rewards of abstracting; 5 The practice of abstracting: structure, processes and language; The structure of abstracts; The process made simple; The language; Reflections on the abstracting process; How to evaluate abstracts; 6 The practice of abstracting: examples; Examples of abstract writing; Example 1; Example 2; 7 Beyond language and style; Approaches and models; Abstracting and comprehension; 8 Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite their changing role, abstracts remain useful in the digital world. Highly beneficial to information professionals and researchers who work and publish in different fields, this book summarizes the most important and up-to-date theory of abstracting, as well as giving advice and examples for the practice of writing different kinds of



abstracts. The book discusses the length, the functions and basic structure of abstracts, outlining a new approach to informative and indicative abstracts. The abstractors' personality, their linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge and skills are also discu