exactly. all this talk of reputation, authority, credit, etc. the bibliography is an important part of your work. its there to help an interested reader under

exactly. all this talk of reputation, authority, credit, etc. the bibliography is an important part of your work. its there to help an interested reader understand your work more fully by placing it in context, providing more access to a more exhaustive discussion of the finer points, and to assist in their studies of related topics. at some level thats what it has to be about.