Salem State Library
Style Guides/Manuals & Writing Tools
| Style Guides/Manuals | |
| APA Format; Purdue University | This guide is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). |
| Chicago Manual of Style; Ohio State University | This guide is based on the The Chicago Manual of Style 14th ed. rev. (University of Chicago Press, 1993). |
| EndNote Web - see Web of Knowledge/Science; Thomson | Bibliographic file management system from Thomson. SSC community only. More information. |
| Internet Public Library: Citing Electronic Resources | Listing of web pages that contain style guides and manuals that cover citing electronic resources. |
| Landmarks' Citation Machine; Landmarks for Schools | Enter applicable information in the online forms and generate citations. |
| Modern Language Association Format; Purdue University | This guide is based on the MLA Style Manual, as well as the MLA Handbook for Writing Research Papers. |
| ONLINE!: Using Chicago Style to Cite and Document Sources; Bedford-St.Martin | This web page is made up of guidelines for citing Internet sources based on the principles presented in the fourteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. |
| RefWorks Off-Campus: Use our proxy/portal. |
Citation management utility. SSC community only. More information. |
| Yahoo: Directory Grammar, Usage, and Style | Directory of style guide/manual web pages. |
| Writing Tools | |
| Assignment Calculator; University of Minnesota. | Calculate date that assignments should be begun based on subject areas. |
| The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation; Jane Straus | Guide made up of exercises with answers covering grammar and punctuation. |
| Common Errors in English; Paul Brians, U. of Washington. | Alphabetical listing of common errors made in English. |
| Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) | A wide variety of resources are found on this page. |
| Writing Center; Salem State College | Official web page of the SSC Writing Center. |
| Writing for the Web; useit.com | Tips for successful writing for the web. Variety of links to works by Jakob Nielsen. |