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