Hack College has come up with the following Infographic that I have posted on my blog on a permanent basis (located on the left sidebar). It provides tips and tricks for students wishing to do online research. A recent study has found that 3 out of students don't search Google efficiently, hell, I know people that could use help with Google. One example, "Don't ask Google questions. Think about how an answer would be phrased, and search for that(ie, never search for 'What is the air speed velocity...')."
Yes, you have people who are Google masters, and know every Google trick in the book, but most of us don't, so this definitely does help. Give it a try if you're doing a research paper, project, or just simply at home searching for useless information. Enjoy.
