I am a certified Newbie - have only just begun outlining for the site I want to create. My theme and content will be based upon personal experiences and observations that have come to me only after reading a particular book several years ago. The information gained from reading this book dramatically changed mine & my husband's lives (for the better, of course!).

My dilemna is that I want to incorporate the knowledge I have gained from reading this book, along with extensive research I have subesquently done on related subjects, into my site. Some of the technical / scientific information I want to provide I will of course reference my sources, but should I be referencing the original book each & every time I describe or explain a concept or fact I learned or confirmed from this book?

I certainly do not want to have my rookie project deemed shallow or, even worse, plagiarized.

HustleHard said: "I go to the LIBRARY everyday for at least 4 hours and gather my information.

Now I am writing all the pages putting them into one folder and then reviewing them before I publish them. This is the long and hard way but I belive it's the best. "

In all of your trips to the library, are you planning on referencing the sources of your specific info? Or just learning more about your subject and implementing / publishing your expanded knowledge as your own?

In addition to being new to this, I have also just recently "gone back to school". I'm completing my Bachelor's Degree at an online university, with the plan to attend law school within the next year or so. All of my textbooks have dozens pages of references, just to let the reader / student know that most o the book's content waste result of research from other sources. So I'm overly conscious of giving credit where it's due, but I don't want to go overboard either!

Kalien