Titling Biological Papers for Proper Storage and Retrieval

Author: Wolf Virginia S.  

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

ISSN: 0013-8754

Source: Entomological Society of America. Bulletin, Vol.12, Iss.4, 1966-12, pp. : 370-373

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Abstract

The title you give your paper is as important as the content. This statement may jolt you a little. I meant it to. A good title helps the reader to know whether he should take the time to read your paper. A bad title wastes his 10-an-hour time. The first significant word in a good title also informs the librarian where to file and how to index and cross reference your paper. Such a service is very valuable to you because your paper is the culmination, the end product of your particular research endeavor. A bad title wastes the librarian's time, too. And this is sad because, to paraphrase the song, her time is your time; she is serving you.