Five Colleges of Ohio Research Tutorial: Reference Sources: Handbooks

Handbooks/Manuals/Guides:

oxford guide to contemporary writing These terms are used almost interchangeably. Although some reference works of this type actually do explain how to do something (e.g. how to format a citation to a journal article) these books are more than just "how to" books.

The MLA Handbook, The Chicago Manual of Style, The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [ Each of these sources provides the same kind of information]

Other handbooks, manuals, and guides provide basic information. Examples of these include: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Political Handbook of the World, Oxford Guide to British Women Authors .

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		These terms are used almost interchangeably. Although some reference works of this type actually do explain how to do something (e.g. how to format a citation to a journal article) these books are more than just "how to" books. The MLA Handbook, The Chicago Manual of Style, The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [ Each of these sources provides the same kind of information] Other handbooks, manuals, and guides provide basic information. Examples of these include: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Political Handbook of the World, Oxford Guide to British Women Authors .