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  1. On what date was the document created?
  2. Do you need more current information?
  3. If applicable, do links on the document still connect to their destination?
  4. Is a date clearly displayed?
  5. Can you determine what the date refers to?
    • When the document was first written?
    • When the document was first posted or published?
    • When the document was last revised or updated?
    • The copyright date?
  6. Are the resources used and information provided by the author current?
  7. Does the document content demand routine or continual updating or revision? If yes, is this being done?

Examine the following sources on AIDS. Use the questions above to determine the currency of content.

Fueul, Juatta Lyon. "The True but little known Facts about Women with AIDS, with documentation" Departmnet of Public Health and Public Interest Enrichment, Univeristy of Santa Anita
http://147.129.226.1/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm

UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS http://www.unaids.org/

Wang, Min Qi, Resa F. Matthew, Yu-Wen Chiu, Fang Yan and Nikki D. Bellamy. "Latent model analysis of substance use and HIV risk behaviors among high-risk minority adults."  Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, vol. 51, issue 4, 2007, pp. 35-64. in Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. http://find.galegroup.com.proxy.lib.ilstu.edu/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=OVRC&docId=A174101650&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=ilstu_milner&version=1.0 (login required)

 

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