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  • 1. CURRENCY OF SOURCES William Hoiles from Basking Ridge, NJ, USA [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • 2. • Information sources may be found at any point along the information cycle after an event: Determining Currency of Information  What is considered “current” depends on how fast the field is moving. Social Media Posts Immediate to months after Conference Papers, Reports (Typically) A few months after to less than a year Journal Articles (Typically) Several months after to more than a year Books A year or more after
  • 3.  When you are finished viewing this material, please close this tab on your browser and return to the Decision-based Learning tab. 