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Year of Publication
Is the information out of date?
| Question to Ask | Why Is It Important? | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|
| When was the material published? | For some topics, (i.e. science and medicine), you usually need the most recent information. For example, if you are researching current treatments for diabetes, you don't want a report from 1932. | This information is included where you find the citation and is usually on the copyright page of a book, on the first page of an article, at the front of a periodical, or at the bottom of a Web page. |
| When was the Web site last updated? | For some topics, you may need only current information. | This information should be found on the Web site. If it is not, be extra cautious about using the information on that site. |
Bad signs
- a Web site on U.S. presidential election controversies, that was last updated in August 2000
- an article about the Internet, that focuses on gophers and veronica
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