Relevance
Timeliness
Reliability
Coverage
Accuracy
  |
Is the Information Timely? |
Criteria to Consider:
Some information remains valid over time for certain subject areas. The Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the Constitution) is an example of a document which is still valid after 200 years. |
|
| (Fragment of the earliest known draft of the Bill of Rights) |  |
| Sometimes, information may become discredited or obsolete. For example, older maps may not reflect geopolitical changes that have occurred. | |
 |
|
| In other cases, information may be periodically revised. |  |
| |