LEADER 03474nam 2200613 450 001 9910453806303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84334-518-8 010 $a1-78063-032-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001169855 035 $a(EBL)1584429 035 $a(OCoLC)866858709 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000704140 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11419942 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704140 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10692985 035 $a(PQKB)10078405 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1584429 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781843345183 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1584429 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10821072 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL551840 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001169855 100 $a20100526d2010 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAbstracts and abstracting $ea genre and set of skills for the twenty-first century /$fTibor Koltay 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aOxford :$cChandos Pub.,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 225 0$aChandos information professional series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84334-517-X 311 $a1-306-20589-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-223) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aProfessional 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 330 $aDespite their changing role, abstracts remain useful in the digital world. Highly beneficial to information professionals and researchers who work and publish in different fields, this book summarizes the most important and up-to-date theory of abstracting, as well as giving advice and examples for the practice of writing different kinds of abstracts. The book discusses the length, the functions and basic structure of abstracts, outlining a new approach to informative and indicative abstracts. The abstractors' personality, their linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge and skills are also discu 410 0$aChandos Information Professional Series 606 $aAbstracting 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAbstracting. 676 $a025.41 700 $aKoltay$b Tibor$0988129 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453806303321 996 $aAbstracts and abstracting$92259562 997 $aUNINA