This means ensuring the data adhere to AcIS Policy, University Policy, and federal law such as copyright and other restrictions on data transmissions. This policy has some benefits, such as attribution for work accomplished and contact information both internally and externally. Use lowercase, short directory and file names, and numbers where appropriate. Furthermore, because UNIX is case-sensitive, always typing file and directory names in lowercase alleviates the difficulty of remembering when the distinction was made. Finally, when used as a convention, numbers have definite advantages.
Old data can be quite problematic from many perspectives.
This is particularly crucial for departments and schools publishing course information. It is not enough to publish only the semester in which the courses are offered, but the exact date when the data was last updated. Thus, a Bulletin may be May 1 for the coming year, whereas the on-line schedule of classes is updated daily and a department publishing course descriptions may update weekly. It's very easy to make typos when constructing hypertext links. Check all links as the last step in publishing.