Friday, February 8, 2008

Writing an Abstract


If you have an occasion to help a student write an abstract or need to write one yourself, you might find these online tip sheets helpful.

From George Mason University:

https://webmail.sjc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/abstract.html

From University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
https://webmail.sjc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/abstracts.html

Much thanks to Dr. Shyamala Raman for sending these resources along. Let us know if you find them helpful by posting a comment.
Image from Rodwell, G. F.: “South by East: Notes of Travel in Southern Europe” (1877), public domain, free to use in US, not copyrighted.