Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise
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Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise is a book describing the post-refit Constitution class USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from the Star Trek fictional universe, written from the viewpoint of the character Montgomery Scott. The manual was written and illustrated by Shane Johnson and was published by Pocket Books; the first printing was in 1987.
The Guide opens with a brief introduction by Mr. Scott and a description of the Constitution class refit. Following this, a chapter on general information, containing such data as Starfleet uniforms of the era, fonts used in computer displays and hull markings, and various graphics used aboard the ship. It goes on to describe the Enterprise deck by deck from the top downward and concludes with a description of the Enterprise (NCC-1701-A).
Whether the Guide should be considered Star Trek 'canon' or not is unclear; despite the presence of many statements unconfirmed by any canon sources and various errors in dates and events, some Paramount Pictures employees closely involved with the Star Trek movies such as Michael Okuda and Andrew Probert were consultants for the book. Most fans likely consider the book secondary to anything seen on screen and any official books later published, but at least valid on any information unmentioned in any other sources.