Professional and Technical Writing/Documenting Your Sources/Reasons For Documenting Your Sources

Reasons For Documenting Your Sources • Acknowledge the sources which have provided you with ideas and information • Help audience find more information about something you discussed • Show audience that an idea was expressed by a respected person/ publication to increase credibility of your writing • Show how your research contributes to the development of the field you are researching • Prevent legal consequences from illegally using sources without giving credit