Evaluating Web Information

Currency

- Is the information you located new enough for your needs?

- Is the information up-to-date?

- When was the information revised or updated?

- The "newness" of the information is relative:

- If you had an illness and needed treatment information, you would likely want the most recent medical info available

- If you needed information about the American Revolutionary War for a term paper, info that was somewhat older would likely still be good to use.

- Sometimes it's difficult to determine if web info has ever been reviewed or revised.


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