Extra Credit Round 2:
Unlike the Google Scholar workshop, the government publications workshop did not really help me with my research analysis essay. Nevertheless, it was somewhat interesting (but brought back awful memories of AP gov).
For the first 15 minutes, we were introduced to the WUSTL Library webpage which offers links (reference sources -> subject courses -> government) to websites that have government statistics/information that one may need for a government/political science paper. Two of the better online sources are LexisNexis Congressional and LexisNexis Statistical which provide information about the legislature and various statistics. GPO Catalog of Publications is also a usefull database, but it only lists government publications printed after 1976. U.S. government documents are shelved on Olin Level B by the Superintendent of Documents.
For the last 45 minutes, the instructor showed us government publications such as the House/Senate journals, Congressional Record, Treaties in Force, and Code of Federal Regulation. I found the Treaties in Force to be particularly interesting because it lists and summarizes each agreement. Overall, this was an insightful experience. You should try using these databases if your project is related to the government in any way. Yay.
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I saw on Angie's blog that you mentioned having trouble finding secondary sources on Edward Scissorhands. Have you tried looking for items dealing with the director instead? Even if it doesn't treat ES , it would still be useful context for his choices and patterns as a creator.
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