{"id":767,"date":"2017-04-03T21:28:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-researchsuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=767"},"modified":"2017-04-13T18:56:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T18:56:46","slug":"currency-of-the-content","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-researchsuccess\/chapter\/currency-of-the-content\/","title":{"raw":"Currency of the Content","rendered":"Currency of the Content"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"attachment_921\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 260px\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_921\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"250\"]<img class=\"wp-image-921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1547\/2017\/04\/03155920\/calendar.png\" alt=\"A calendar\" width=\"250\" height=\"220\" \/> Check dates and other indicators that a source is current.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nIf the topic of your research is time-sensitive, the currency of information in the source will be important to your decision about whether it fits your purpose. You\u2019ll be asking yourself whether its information is from the right time period to suit your purpose.\r\n\r\nFor some topics, that may mean you want the most up-to-date information. But for other topics, you may need primary sources\u2014those created at the same time as the event or condition you\u2019re researching. (Secondary sources are those that cite, comment on, or build on primary sources.)\r\n<h1>Clues About Currency<\/h1>\r\nClick around a website to gather clues as to how recent the information is. Look for statements about when the information was created:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The dateline on a newspaper article represented there, for instance, and\/or when it was posted on the site<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Page creation or revision dates<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A \u201cWhat\u2019s New\u201d page that describes when content was updated<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Press releases or any other dated materials<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAlso test links on a website to see whether they work or are broken. If several are broken, perhaps no one is looking after the site anymore, which could indicate there is newer information that is relevant to the site that has never been posted there.\r\n\r\nIn a book, look at the back of the title page to see when it was published. Also take a look at the publication dates for sources listed in the bibliography. That will help you determine how current the information cited in the book is.\r\n<div class=\"activity\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<div class=\"activity\">\r\n<h3><strong>Activity:<\/strong> Currency<\/h3>\r\nClick the image to open a web browser to the website Jewish Studies Resources,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~pressman\/jewish.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~pressman\/jewish.html<\/a>.\r\n\r\nNotice that tilde (~) in the URL. As mentioned earlier, that indicates this is not an official page of Princeton University but instead is a personal page. Find the name of the person who seems to be identified as the author of the home page at the bottom of that page. Is she an expert on history sources?\r\n\r\nNow consider how you could determine whether the site\u2019s information is current enough for your purpose.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<div class=\"activity\">\r\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Example:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"> Currency<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"example\">\r\n\r\nCheck out how currency is handled on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\">TED<\/a>. This site provides videos of speakers talking about new ideas in technology, entertainment, and design. (That\u2019s what TED stands for.) There\u2019s a New Releases page and every video has the date on which the speaker presented. See the bottom of the page for the answer.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1>Making the Inference<\/h1>\r\nConsider the clues. Then decide the extent that the source\u2019s currency is acceptable for your purpose. It might help to grade the extent that this factor contributes to the source being suitable on a scale like this one:\r\n<ul class=\"nobullet\">\r\n \t<li>A \u2013 Very Acceptable<\/li>\r\n \t<li>B \u2013 Good, but could be better<\/li>\r\n \t<li>C \u2013 OK in a pinch<\/li>\r\n \t<li>D \u2013 Marginal<\/li>\r\n \t<li>F \u2013 Unacceptable<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nYou\u2019ll want to make a note of the resource\u2019s grade for currency so you can combine it later with the grades you give the other factors.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"example\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h3><strong>Answer to Activity:<\/strong> Currency<\/h3>\r\nThe answer to the \u201cCurrency\u201d Activity above is:\r\n\r\n<b>Nancy Pressman Levy.<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe author is Nancy Pressman Levy. Searching that name shows that, among other library positions, she\u2019s been the head of the library for public and international affairs at Princeton and has written many guides and other items about history and other subjects for Princeton University\u2019s library. It\u2019s fair to say she is an expert in history sources.\r\n\r\nThe home page of this site on web sources about Jewish Studies was last updated 11\/2003. However, this page serves as an index to other pages, which may have different degrees of being up-to-date. So you could consider the currency of each.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_921\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 260px\">\n<div id=\"attachment_921\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-921\" class=\"wp-image-921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1547\/2017\/04\/03155920\/calendar.png\" alt=\"A calendar\" width=\"250\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check dates and other indicators that a source is current.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the topic of your research is time-sensitive, the currency of information in the source will be important to your decision about whether it fits your purpose. You\u2019ll be asking yourself whether its information is from the right time period to suit your purpose.<\/p>\n<p>For some topics, that may mean you want the most up-to-date information. But for other topics, you may need primary sources\u2014those created at the same time as the event or condition you\u2019re researching. (Secondary sources are those that cite, comment on, or build on primary sources.)<\/p>\n<h1>Clues About Currency<\/h1>\n<p>Click around a website to gather clues as to how recent the information is. Look for statements about when the information was created:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The dateline on a newspaper article represented there, for instance, and\/or when it was posted on the site<\/li>\n<li>Page creation or revision dates<\/li>\n<li>A \u201cWhat\u2019s New\u201d page that describes when content was updated<\/li>\n<li>Press releases or any other dated materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also test links on a website to see whether they work or are broken. If several are broken, perhaps no one is looking after the site anymore, which could indicate there is newer information that is relevant to the site that has never been posted there.<\/p>\n<p>In a book, look at the back of the title page to see when it was published. Also take a look at the publication dates for sources listed in the bibliography. That will help you determine how current the information cited in the book is.<\/p>\n<div class=\"activity\">\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<div class=\"activity\">\n<h3><strong>Activity:<\/strong> Currency<\/h3>\n<p>Click the image to open a web browser to the website Jewish Studies Resources,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~pressman\/jewish.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~pressman\/jewish.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notice that tilde (~) in the URL. As mentioned earlier, that indicates this is not an official page of Princeton University but instead is a personal page. Find the name of the person who seems to be identified as the author of the home page at the bottom of that page. Is she an expert on history sources?<\/p>\n<p>Now consider how you could determine whether the site\u2019s information is current enough for your purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<div class=\"activity\">\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Example:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"> Currency<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p>Check out how currency is handled on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\">TED<\/a>. This site provides videos of speakers talking about new ideas in technology, entertainment, and design. (That\u2019s what TED stands for.) There\u2019s a New Releases page and every video has the date on which the speaker presented. See the bottom of the page for the answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Making the Inference<\/h1>\n<p>Consider the clues. Then decide the extent that the source\u2019s currency is acceptable for your purpose. It might help to grade the extent that this factor contributes to the source being suitable on a scale like this one:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"nobullet\">\n<li>A \u2013 Very Acceptable<\/li>\n<li>B \u2013 Good, but could be better<\/li>\n<li>C \u2013 OK in a pinch<\/li>\n<li>D \u2013 Marginal<\/li>\n<li>F \u2013 Unacceptable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll want to make a note of the resource\u2019s grade for currency so you can combine it later with the grades you give the other factors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3><strong>Answer to Activity:<\/strong> Currency<\/h3>\n<p>The answer to the \u201cCurrency\u201d Activity above is:<\/p>\n<p><b>Nancy Pressman Levy.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The author is Nancy Pressman Levy. Searching that name shows that, among other library positions, she\u2019s been the head of the library for public and international affairs at Princeton and has written many guides and other items about history and other subjects for Princeton University\u2019s library. It\u2019s fair to say she is an expert in history sources.<\/p>\n<p>The home page of this site on web sources about Jewish Studies was last updated 11\/2003. However, this page serves as an index to other pages, which may have different degrees of being up-to-date. 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