We have considered appropriateness, now let's consider currency.
currency
Does your topic require very current, up-to-date information?
Topics relating to current affairs and scientific and technical advances demand current information.
For topics in other areas such as art and history, older material may still be very useful.
example
Remember Karin and her assignment on population
growth in the Lismore area last century? She
doesn't require recent publications as she has a historical
topic.
If her teacher wanted statistics up to the present
day, she would need to look for recent publications.
