Why do I need to reference?
You must reference:
- to respect and acknowledge the work of others
- to avoid cheating and copying
- to give your work credibility and reliability
- to follow academic writing conventions
- to allow the reader to source the information and be able to read further
- to make it very clear to the reader that you are not trying to pretend that the ideas are yours
- because the reader will have more confidence in your writing if they know where the information has been obtained
- because, by being thorough in your referencing, it implies that you have thoroughly checked the facts