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Currency: how stable or permanent is the information
you have retrieved?
 

Things to Consider:

  • How stable is the information? 
 
  title page from Encyclopedia Britannica showing regular updates 

 

 Be aware that some information remains more accessible and valid over time than other information.  
 
In particular, information published on the Web frequently changes or may even disappear altogether!
  sample "file not found" screen  

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