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Top Ten Database Search Tips - 0 views

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    Anything in list form is pretty popular these days, and I like the way they encourage you to ask yourself questions during the search process.
Will Case

Database Search Tips - 0 views

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    Very comprehensive guide to database search functions - via MIT Libraries
Will Case

Searching Databases - Tips & Tricks - Finding Articles Efficiently - Milne Library Subj... - 0 views

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    Intro to database usage workshop split into 4 useful parts - I chose to link directly to the Tips & Tricks section.
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ODU Libraries - Find Journals and Newspapers - 0 views

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    Direct link to ODU's own collection of online Journals and Newspapers.
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Research Paper Ideas: Things To Avoid - 0 views

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    I feel like listing things to avoid is a good change of pace from the articles I've been posting. List of 9 things such as ambiguous structure, plagiarism, weak material, procrastination - all with explanations that go beyond the obvious.
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Persuasive Research Paper Writing Guide - 0 views

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    I like this site a lot. This page is an outline of the best approach to using your research persuasively. Has great tags, categories and blogroll as well. Great research tip source.
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Rutgers.edu - How is the Writer Writing? - 0 views

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    Short presentation on research and writing. The pages on "Myths" and "Three Ways (To Organize Research)" are very helpful and offer different research options.
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Lifehack.org - Advice for Students: 10 Steps Toward Better Research - 0 views

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    Insightful list of things to remember when preparing and writing a research paper. Specifically, I really like the idea of "carrying an idea book."
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ODU Libary: Search Databases A-Z - 0 views

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    Search databases based on topic. This specific page also has direct links to live chat (during fall/spring), ask a librarian, subject guides, and research tutorials.
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Slideshare: Focusing Your Research Topic - 0 views

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    This is a shared PowerPoint. Includes straightforward advice with good diagrams on the example topic of "Vegan Diet." It has a lot of slides but many are just one line of dialogue so it moves at a good pace and does a good job of chipping away at the topic until it's appropriately focused.
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Introduction to Documentation Styles - 0 views

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    Part of the University of Wisconson's "Writer's Handbook." This is a page of links re: APA, Chicago, MLA and other documentation styles as well as links on numbered references and quoting/paraphrasing. The rest of "The Writers Handbook" is linked in the left navbar.
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Research Paper Step by Step Checklist - 0 views

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    This is a nice 2 page .pdf of a checklist for writing research papers we could easily throw into a blog post.
Will Case

Purdue Owl: MLA Formatting and Style Guide - 0 views

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    This is the go-to MLA formatting site for many professors. Includes pretty much everything re: MLA in one place.
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APA Quick Citation Guide - 0 views

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    Penn State University's quick, clean guide to proper APA format for research papers.
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Foller.me - ODULearns - 0 views

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    Free tool that provides quick analysis of any twitter account. Used ODULearns as an example in this link. Could be a good, free source of instant feedback/info.
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Twitter Counter - 0 views

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    Free tool/widget that focuses primarily on monitoring your account's growth. Premium accounts available for more in depth analysis.
Will Case

Tweet Archivist - Twitter Analytics, Archives and Social Media Monitoring - 0 views

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    Includes a free trial and is a much more affordable monthly option. Hourly updates, interactive charts, excel export - very good balance of visual and more traditional info presentation.
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Retweet: Analytic Tool - 0 views

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    "UK-based Retweet lets you sync up your Twitter account to find which of your tweets were the most popular, a great trend-tracking tool for organizations to gauge their Twitter strategy success."
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Free Twitter Analytic Tools for Tracking Everything - 0 views

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    List and descriptions of 8 free Twitter analytic tools. They are very similar but still have specific benefits depending on your strategy/needs.
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TwentyFeet - Social Media Monitoring & Ego Tracking - 0 views

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    This tool can monitor a few different social media apps simultaneously, but that feature isn't free. https://wiki.twentyfeet.com/display/TF/Twitter+Metrics - specifically lists the ways TwentyFeet measures/records Twitter content: Reputation Indicators, Lists, Conversations, Followers, etc.
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