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.

Very comprehensive guide to database search functions - via MIT Libraries

Intro to database usage workshop split into 4 useful parts - I chose to link directly to the Tips & Tricks section.

Direct link to ODU's own collection of online Journals and Newspapers.

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.

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.

Short presentation on research and writing. The pages on "Myths" and "Three Ways (To Organize Research)" are very helpful and offer different research options.

Insightful list of things to remember when preparing and writing a research paper. Specifically, I really like the idea of "carrying an idea book."

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.

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.

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.

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

This is the go-to MLA formatting site for many professors. Includes pretty much everything re: MLA in one place.

Penn State University's quick, clean guide to proper APA format for research papers.

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.

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

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.

"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."

List and descriptions of 8 free Twitter analytic tools. They are very similar but still have specific benefits depending on your strategy/needs.

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.