For personal assistance with writing, visit The Writing Place, 217 Baldy Hall, North Campus, (716) 645-2394.

Writing Handbooks

For assistance with punctuation, use of language, and writing style refer to the following manuals:

• The Elements of Style
  Undergraduate and Lockwood Reference and Book Collection PE1421 .S87 1979
  Online: http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
  
  

• The Little, Brown Essential Handbook for Writers
  Lockwood Book Collection PE1112 .A24 2000
  

• The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage
  Undergraduate Book Collection PE1421 .N46 1994
  Lockwood Reference PE1421 .N46 1994
  
  
• ActionGrammar: Fast, No-Hassle Answers on Everyday Usage and Punctuation
  Undergraduate Book Collection PE1112 .F395 1995
  
  
• The Basic Writer's Book
  Undergraduate Book Collection PE1408 .A42 1998
  
  
• Bookmarks : A Guide to Research and Writing
  Lockwood Book Collection LB2369 .R88 2000
  
  
• The College Student's Research Companion
  Undergraduate Book Collection Z710 .Q37 1997
  
  
• Write Right!: A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style
  Undergraduate-SCI/ENGR Reference and Undergraduate Book Collection PE1112 .V4 1995
  
  
• A Writer's Reference
  Undergraduate-SCI/ENGR Reference and Undergraduate Book Collection PE 1408 .H2778 2001
  

Guides to Scientific Writing

• The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication
  SCI/ENGR Book Collection Q223 .P33 2002
  
  
• Scientific Papers and Presentations
  SCI/ENGR Book Collection T11 .D324 2005
  
  
• The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science
  SCI/ENGR Book Collection T10.5 .M65 2003