The Writing Center at Michigan State University provides one-on-one and group writing consultations, various writing-specific workshops, as well as writing groups for graduate students and faculty. The Writing Center has locations across campus. In the Main Library, it is located on the Second Floor West.
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Citation Style Guides
Citation Guides and Generators (online guide - MSU Libraries)
Documenting Electronic Sources in Specific Disciplines (OWL - Purdue Online Writing Lab)
ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. ACS. 2006
Also in print - Main Library Reserves - 1 Circulation. QD8.5 .A25 2006
Cite using MSU Library SearchPlus
To find citation of library materials using SearchPlus
Science Writing
Benson, Phillipa Jane. What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Writing Publishing
Blum, Knudson, Marantz, eds. A Field Guide for Science Writers, Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 2006.
Davis, Holly. A Short Guide to Writing About Chemistry. Longman, 2010.
MSU Main Library -QD8.5 .D38 2010
Dawking, Richard. The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. Oxford University Press. 2008.
MSU Main Library - Q171 .O87 2008
Gustavi, Bjorn. How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
MSU Main Library - T11 .G86 2003
Hancock, Elise. Ideas Into Words: Mastering the Craft of Science Writing. 2003.
MSU Main Library - T11 .H255 2003
Robinson, Marin S. Write Like A Chemist - A Guide and Resource 2008.
Other
The Seven Steps of the Research Progress a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find (Cornell University Library)
The Web as a Research Tool - Evaluation Techniques (Jan Alexander and Marsha Tate)