| Abstracts and Abstracting: A Genre and Set of Skills for the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Koltay, Tibor (Author) |
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ISBN: 184334517X ISBN-13: 9781843345176 Publisher: Chandos Publishing OUR PRICE: $93.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Cataloging & Classification - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry - Business & Economics | Business Writing |
| Dewey: 025.41 |
| LCCN: 2010362803 |
| Series: Chandos Information Professional |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.74 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 discussed with special attention. |