Library Guides: Tips & Tutorials

An interactive online guide with examples & videos.

Get tips for successful academic writing, grammar help, & writing & citing assistance.

Get tips for writing an annotated bibliography & samples.

Visit our Research Guides & choose a research guide according to your topic of interest. Each guide has links to databases & to database tutorials.

Learn some powerful techniques for search in EBSCO databases.

Tips on understanding & managing your results in EBSCO databases.

Get the best search engines, scholarly search engines, & tools to help evaluate web sites.

Tips on using MyEBSCOhost, sharing folders in databases, setting up alerts, & using citation & bibliographic tools.

Get tips on using Word, Excel, & PowerPoint.

Guides, Examples, Tutorials, & Links to Personal Assistance

Don't know how to begin your research for your paper? Feeling overwhelmed? Start here! Finding articles, books, or news the best way.

Learn how to get started with research! Getting a manageable research topic;Developing good search strategy; & Reading effectively.

Want to know your options after graduation? Or how to using other library resources beyond ODU? This is the guide for you!