Which term is used to identify a concise summary of a resource that appears at the start of many articles?

• A. Abstract
• B. Bibliography
• C. Fiction
• D. RDA

Answer: (A)

A concise, at-a-glance summary at the start of an article is called an abstract. It provides a brief overview of the resource, usually outlining the purpose or research question, the methods used, the main findings or conclusions, and sometimes implications. This lets readers quickly determine if the full article is relevant to their needs without reading the entire piece. Bibliography would be a list of sources cited, typically at the end. Fiction is a literary genre, not a summary. RDA is a cataloging framework used in libraries to describe resources for discovery. Therefore, the abstract is the term that identifies that concise summary at the beginning.