The Chicago Manual of Style 2. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations . Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations , 3rd ed.
Footnotes allow the reader to check sources and verify information.
Footnotes should be used for all information that is not common knowledge or undisputed fact. This is because this information represents other people's ideas and if it is not cited, your reference lacks authority. It also leaves you, as writer of the paper, open to charges of plagiarism. Leave a double space between entries. A Canadian Literary Life .