Old pages also suggest that we don't care about the quality of our web site.
Currency is an important determinant in evaluating information found on the web.
Reference librarians stress this in their UWC classes for first-year students. In fact, it is the fifth most-used page on the library web site. Unfortunately, an old page will sometimes precede a new page in the hit list, sending patrons to an inappropriate web page. We don't want the general public to get the wrong impression about the quality of information offered by Duke librarians. Wasting staff time Even pages that are not linked will cause web maintenance problems.