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Abstracting standards

1. ISO 214: 1976 – Abstracts for Publications and


documentation

Presents guidelines for the preparation and presentation of


abstracts of documents. Applies to abstracts prepared by the
authors of primary documents, and to their publication, because
such abstracts can be both helpful to the readers of these
documents and reproducible with little or no change in secondary
publications and services. The basic guidelines are also suitable for
the preparation of abstracts by persons other than the authors.
Cancels and replaces ISO Recommendation R 214-1961, of which
it constitutes a technical revision.
2. ANSI/NISO Z3914:1997 (R2002)
Guidelines for Abstracts

This standard helps authors and editors prepare


useful abstracts by describing the components of an
abstract and the appropriate styles and formats.
Numerous examples illustrate the instructions
presented in the standard and clarify how to handle
special cases.
Serial
Publications

Sets out rules for the presentation of an abstract sheet in


a periodical or other serial publication. Such abstract
sheet provides a detailed description of each article,
giving such details as are essential for documentation
work. Covers definition, text of abstract sheet, physical
presentation, language(s) of abstract sheet and an
example of an abstract sheet in English.
TYPES OF ABSTRACTS
1. 1. According to information content

1. Indicative abstract – sometimes called descriptive


abstract, it discloses what significant information and
specific data can be found in the document; simply
describes (indicates) what the document is about. Less-
structured document like an essay, editorial or book.
 Three parts:
2. Informative abstract – presents the specific data found in the original
document; attempts to summarize the substance of the document

 Abstract for a strictly-structured document like an experiment,


investigation or survey
 Four parts:
Purpose
Methodology
3. Critical abstract – uncommon form of abstract that
contains evaluative comments on the significance of the
materials abstracted or the style of its presentation;
comments written by abstractors who are usually
subject-area specialist
2. According to “by whom it is written”

1. Author-prepared abstract
2. Subject expert-prepared abstract
3. Professional abstractor-prepared abstract
3. According to purpose

1. Discipline-oriented abstract – written for specific


area of knowledge
2. Mission-oriented abstract – written based on a
specific information need
3. Slanted abstract – often a form of mission-oriented
abstract
4. According to form

1. Statistical or tabular abstracts are most effective in conveying certain types of information
found in documents that contain economic, social, and marketing data. Statistical data or
tabular data on economics, social conditions, marketing trends are presented in their original
format to present the summary of the contents of the document
2. Modular abstract – full content description of document.
Contains 5 parts: citation, annotation, indicative, abstract,
informative abstract and critical abstract
3. Structured abstract – abstract that is arranged according to
prescribed headings. Normally contains background, aims,
methods, results and conclusions of a study.
4. Mini-Abstracts – highly structured abstract designed for
searching by a computer. It consists of keywords or key
phrases but not complete sentences.
5. Telegraphic abstract – presentation is very parsimonious,
not complete sentences resembling a telegram.
Example of an abstract:
Gonalons-Pons, Pilar, and Christine R. Schwartz. “Trends in Economic Homogamy:
Changes in Assortative Mating or the Division of Labor in Marriage?” Demography, vol. 54,
no. 3, 2017, pp. 985-1005.

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