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Often your search will yield results that include abstracts of publications. These are typically summaries of around 200–300 words which provide the main details of the articles, chapters or books that you have come across to a search. Abstracts are super-helpful in working out how relevant the source might be to your essay, but beware of being sucked into paying for articles unless this has been highlighted as an expectation of your course. Your institution may well have free access to the source and, if not, the source may not be as relevant as it seems. Try to avoid staying with the abstract alone – an abstract provides insufficient information for all but the most passing citation within the body of your essay. An essay populated with information from abstracts will look a little vague and superficial. Usually if an article is worth citing, it is worth reading.