Acknowledging sources
"standing on the shoulders of giants"1
Presentation of ideas developed on previous knowledge requires acknowledgement of sources of
information so that
- readers can find the original sources
- the authors of the original sources are given credit for their work
- the writer's own research is clear
- the work has credibility
You must acknowledge what you have read to avoid plagiarising.
1. Newton I. Letter to Robert Hooke, February 5, 1676. Cited in: The Columbia World of Quotations.
1996. Bartleby.com.
http://www.bartleby.com/66/18/41418.html (accessed 20 January 2005)
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