Introduction Access Points Reference Sources Indexes & Abstracts Different types of periodicals General & specific Periodical access points Citations Abstracts Locating a periodical

Indexes & Abstracts Here is an example of an abstract. Abstracts involve a 2-step process to locate the citation and summary of an article.   Space Stations Russians launch astronauts to Mir A177255 Determination of Space Station on-orbit nondestructive evaluation requirients A1777345   Comparison of Mir, Shuttle and Space Station habitability A185445 Step 1: The topic is located in the subject index. A specific article is selected and the abstract number is noted