The first few weeks of the term I received three different institutional sources. If a source just doesn't seem to relate directly to your topic, get rid of it. It is much easier to locate an additional source, than to incorporate a weak annotation into your essay. Completion of this project brings a huge sense of accomplishment. I never dreamed I would survive this class with my sanity, but I did.
Pace is everything.
Do a thorough job on the warm-up assignments because they help when writing the final paper. Start writing the final paper early so that there is enough time to do many drafts. Have a friend look over it at various intervals. The toughest part of this assignment was breaking out from under Janus. Once I discovered other indexes and databases my like got a whole lot easier.