TIPS FOR WRITING AN ABSTRACT

Thorough description of abstract components - http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/essays/abstract.html

Good tips on writing a good abstract - http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/Abstract.html

Common problems in abstracts - http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/el21abst.htm

Abstract formatting - http://www.sccur.uci.edu/sampleabstracts.html

Sample abstracts by major disciplines - http://research.berkeley.edu/ucday/abstract.html

Multiple resources on discipline-specific abstract writing guides, posters, and oral presentations - http://www.sacnas.org/confnew/confclient/presentationResources.asp