Abstracts work fine for traditional scholarly work, but they break down
for things like creative writing:
http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/2644
cheers
stuart
On 23/08/13 21:02, Aran Lewis wrote:
> Greetings repositorists, on our eprints repository it is compulsory for
> depositors to include an abstract of their work. We are currently
> reviewing this policy, and it would be useful to know what policies
> other repository managers have on abstracts - Compulsory? Advisable? Not
> bothered? Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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> Regards, Aran Lewis
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