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MLA Guide: Articles, Dissertation
Abstracts
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
Dissertation
Abstract:
Darling, Charles W. "Giver of Due Regard: The Poetry of Richard
Wilbur." Diss.
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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