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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsoundex.tex b/Doc/lib/libsoundex.tex
index 7d483ed..fdecbab 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libsoundex.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsoundex.tex
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ misspellings together.
\begin{funcdesc}{get_soundex}{string}
Return the soundex hash value for a word; it will always be a
6-character string. \var{string} must contain the word to be hashed,
-with no leading whitespace; the case of the word is ignored.
+with no leading whitespace; the case of the word is ignored. (Note
+that the original algorithm produces a 4-character result.)
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{sound_similar}{string1, string2}
@@ -25,3 +26,16 @@ is equivalent to
\code{get_soundex(\var{string1})} \code{==}
\code{get_soundex(\var{string2})}.
\end{funcdesc}
+
+
+\begin{seealso}
+
+\seetext{Donald E. Knuth, \emph{Sorting and Searching,} vol. 3 in
+``The Art of Computer Programming.'' Addison-Wesley Publishing
+Company: Reading, MA: 1973. pp.\ 391-392. Discusses the origin and
+usefulness of the algorithm, as well as the algorithm itself. Knuth
+gives his sources as \emph{U.S. Patents 1261167} (1918) and
+\emph{1435663} (1922), attributing the algorithm to Margaret K. Odell
+and Robert C. Russel. Additional references are provided.}
+
+\end{seealso}
diff --git a/Doc/libsoundex.tex b/Doc/libsoundex.tex
index 7d483ed..fdecbab 100644
--- a/Doc/libsoundex.tex
+++ b/Doc/libsoundex.tex
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ misspellings together.
\begin{funcdesc}{get_soundex}{string}
Return the soundex hash value for a word; it will always be a
6-character string. \var{string} must contain the word to be hashed,
-with no leading whitespace; the case of the word is ignored.
+with no leading whitespace; the case of the word is ignored. (Note
+that the original algorithm produces a 4-character result.)
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{sound_similar}{string1, string2}
@@ -25,3 +26,16 @@ is equivalent to
\code{get_soundex(\var{string1})} \code{==}
\code{get_soundex(\var{string2})}.
\end{funcdesc}
+
+
+\begin{seealso}
+
+\seetext{Donald E. Knuth, \emph{Sorting and Searching,} vol. 3 in
+``The Art of Computer Programming.'' Addison-Wesley Publishing
+Company: Reading, MA: 1973. pp.\ 391-392. Discusses the origin and
+usefulness of the algorithm, as well as the algorithm itself. Knuth
+gives his sources as \emph{U.S. Patents 1261167} (1918) and
+\emph{1435663} (1922), attributing the algorithm to Margaret K. Odell
+and Robert C. Russel. Additional references are provided.}
+
+\end{seealso}