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



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Autore: Koltay Tibor Visualizza persona
Titolo: Abstracts and abstracting : a genre and set of skills for the twenty-first century / / Tibor Koltay Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Chandos Pub., , 2010
Edizione: 1st edition
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
Disciplina: 025.41
Soggetto topico: Abstracting
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
Titolo autorizzato: Abstracts and abstracting  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-84334-518-8
1-78063-032-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790825103321
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Serie: Chandos Information Professional Series