Current information sources are important in academic research. If you are unable to determine the date something was created or published online, you may want to rely on books and articles where currency is easily determined.

If current information is important to you, look for:

• A copyright date or some other indication that would let you know when the site was created.
• Some indication that the page is periodically updated, like a time stamp (an example of this is at the bottom of this page).