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Question

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Answer the following:

How can reading a scientific paper’s abstract help you in your research? Select all that apply.

It contains the information relevant to cite within an article.

It allows you to identify an article that is relevant to your information needs.

It saves you time by summarizing the important parts of an article so you do not have to read the whole study to understand the findings.

It helps you weed out studies that will not help your research.

Generally, which of the following sections of a published article contains the most relevant information to cite:

A) Abstract

B) Introduction/Background

C) Conclusion/Discussion

D) References

A)

It contains the information relevant to cite within an article.

B)

It allows you to identify an article that is relevant to your information needs.

C)

It saves you time by summarizing the important parts of an article so you do not have to read the whole study to understand the findings.

D)

It helps you weed out studies that will not help your research.

Explanation / Answer

1. Options - B & D

It allows you to identify an article that is relevant to your information needs and helps you weed out studies that will not help your research.

2. Option B

Introduction or/and background information is where the authors cite other authors who have worked on the same topic or related topic. The citations are short and given insdie the text which are further given in complete detail at the reference section.