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An abstract is a brief summary of a journal article or dissertation or other source of information. An abstract of a PhD dissertation, for example, will usually be about one page in length. Abstracts are often found in journals created primarily for the purpose of collecting such summaries. 

Looking at the abstract will often give you enough information about the source so that you can determine if looking up the original source would be worthwhile. Occasionally, also, the abstract will tell you exactly what you want to know.

The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers points out that Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) has had three forms over the years: prior to 1969, it was called Dissertation Abstracts (DA) ; after 1960 (volumes 27 to 36) DA was paginated in Series A for humanities and social sciences and Series B for sciences and engineering. With Volume 37, Series C was added for European dissertations, and in 1989, that section expanded to included institutions throughout the world.

Works Cited

      U. of CT, 1977. DAI 38 (1978): 1210A.

Article Abstracts:

Garrett, Anne W. "In Vitro Ocular Alternatives." Drug & Cosmetic Industry 9160 (1995): 344-353. Abstract. Journal of International Business Studies 26 (1997):

      item (BWBA)97030352.

Leach, Joan, and Julia M. Rosa. "Stress in Nursing Education in the Community College."

      International Journal of Nursing Education 14 (1996): 124-78. Pscyhological Abstracts 84 (1997): item 1432.

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