To help one in examining the credibility of the author's work.
Explanation:
It is important to examine an author's or publisher's institutional affiliations or previous works so that one can examine the credibility of the author's or publisher's work.
When you read a work or article by an author, you ought to understand where his/her reliability is coming from. In this way you can use their work as a credible source for your information and knowledge if they have good institutional affiliations or credible previous works.
