2006-06-23 21:26:56 · 8 answers · asked by shelley 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Only if you believe in facts
2006-06-23 21:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Hector Rolle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very important.
It lists your sources and in some assignments you get marks for your research process. For example if you say how one source led you to look at another.
It is also important to give details of your sources to acknowledge the difference between your own work and the work of others. Trying to pass of another persons work as your own is very serious and could even get you kicked off the course.
Not all sources are reliable, especially websites. By including a detailed bibliography you show that you checked the validity of information by comparing sources. If you do use a website as a source, make sure that you write in the bibliography the date of the last time you accessed the site as web pages change and disappear.
There are different ways of writing bibliographies, check with your course leader to see which format they accept. My university uses the Harvard System.
2006-06-24 15:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by fidget 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is a bibliography so important?
The bibliography enables the reader to trace the sources used by the writer and to review them in order to decide for themselves the validity of the conclusions presented. Sources that come from scholarly and peer reviewed publications would suggest that the article or conference paper is a worthy contribution to the body of knowledge in that field. This documentation of the evolution of ideas is a fundamental process in academic research.
Failure to acknowledge the source of ideas and passing them off as your own is 'plagiarism'. Plagiarism is defined as taking, using, and passing off as your own, the ideas or words of another. It is a very serious academic offence, and can result in your work being failed automatically. The best way to avoid it is to take careful notes of where you found your information, and to always acknowledge the work of others, ie. finish your own essays with a bibliography.
Bibliographies from books, articles and conference papers are a useful source of further references for a student to use when writing essays and theses.
2006-06-24 04:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by *~Princess~* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. If you're doing a thesis material or even just some books that are non-fictional, it allows your to prove to your readers that your facts are original, real, authentic and allows them to asses the reliability level of your thesis.
2. It can give them some other information on similar books or materials to read about your topic, hence you are actually opening a gateway to widen open their information influx.
3. It gives your readers an insight into your philosophical point of view, standing or perspective based on the authors of the books, their reliability and their own arguements on the topic.
2006-06-24 04:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so people will know that u get the infos based from other resources...bibliography also gives evidence that things aren't just made up from ur assignment.
2006-06-24 04:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bibliopgraphy, gives reasons to the professor to belive that you have put in efforts for a project and that various sources and many references have been made by you for this sake to gather information. ALso it gives justifying reasons and that those ifnormation which you have put in, though you had no idea but according to a particular source you relied it to be true.
Hope it helps you.
2006-06-24 04:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by Vish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU wiill get good references for futher knowledge.
2006-06-24 04:30:08 · answer #7 · answered by sa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how else are you gonna prove you didn't just make that stuff up??
2006-06-24 04:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by Campbell Gramma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋