Abstracts and abstracting a genre and set of skills for the twenty-first century
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Chandos Pub
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Series: | Chandos information professional series
Chandos Information Professional Series |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628135706719 |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-223) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781843345183 9781780630328 |
