Text-based Summary Artifact
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A Text-based Summary Artifact is a Summary Artifact that captures and conveys the essential information from textual input source(s) in a concise written form.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be generated through a Text Summarization Task.
- It can (typically) be a Derivative Artifact that does not introduce new ideas but condenses existing content.
- It can (often) be a Small Artifact compared to the input source(s), focusing on key points and omitting less critical details.
- It can (often) have Information Fidelity to accurately reflect the core content of the original textual resource(s).
- It can take various forms depending on the Summarization Task, such as Executive Summaries, Research Paper Abstracts, News Article Summaries, Book Reviews, or Meeting Minutes Summaries.
- It can cover the entire scope of the input source(s) or focus on specific aspects deemed important for the task at hand.
- It can be shaped by the summarization context, such as the target use case, audience, and performance measures.
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- Example(s):
- An Executive Summary of a business report, outlining the main findings and recommendations.
- A Document Summary, such as: a Research Paper Abstract, summarizing the study's purpose, methodology, results, and conclusions.
- A News Articles Summary, capturing the key points of a news article collection.
- A Research Paper Related Work Section (within a research paper) that summarizes prior studies closely related to the current research topic.
- A Book Review, providing a concise evaluation of the work's main themes, strengths, and weaknesses.
- A Meeting Minutes Summary, highlighting the key discussions, decisions, and action items.
- A Redlined Contract Summary, summarizing key changes and agreements in a revised contract.
- A Code-based Summary Artifact, such as a Function Docstring or API Overview Document, which summarizes code or software-related content.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- An Novel Information Text-Item that presents original content without summarization.
- A Graphical Summary Artifact, such as an Infographic or Knowledge Graph Visualization, which presents summarized information in a visual format.
- An Image-based Summary Artifact, such as a Movie Poster or Product Photo Collage, which uses images to summarize key points.
- See: Summary Generation Task, Information Resource, Text Summaries, Abstracts, Redlined Documents, Q&A Answers, Visualizations, Graphs, Ontologies