The abstract must be an accurate, succinct, comprehensible, and informative representation of what is in an article so as to promote reading of the entire article, increase readership, and facilitate retrieval in the future.
"We have seen a large increase in our Times Online readership in the U.S., and the appearance of the newspaper on the streets of New York marks the next stage in our print and web expansion, " Times Editor Robert Thomson was quoted as saying in a media report.