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Research Tutorial

Currency

Examine this site for clues about its timeliness; check for:

  • Dates of items listed in bibliographies or works cited pages
  • The site's creation date (usually located at the bottom of a page)
  • Broken or outdated links to outside pages

Ask yourself:

  • Can you find the date on the site?
  • Has the page been updated recently?
  • Do the links route to current information?
  • Do the links work or are they broken?