Learn How to Use Google Better – http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/11/23/infographic-get-more-out-of-google.html
This infographic explains how to use Google to your advantage with instructions on how to use Google to get more useful and thorough results with one search. Click the link for the full infographic.
Use Evernote – https://evernote.com/
Evernote is immensely useful for backing up papers with a free 60 MB per month, but with the Evernote extension on your browser you can save articles, web pages, and .pdf files to your Evernote account. Also, any text in images saved on Evernote is searchable within your account. I recommend snapping a picture of your notes and saving them to your account for a time saving, searchable resource.
Find the Word You Mean – http://onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
As long as you have a description of the word, you can find it at OneLook! Keep your descriptions short or ask it an identification question to find what you’re looking for so you can finish that paper.