Information integrity refers to the value of the information
content over time - usually relating to the work of the author or creator.
Quality
warning!
The fact that content can be continually updated, expanded or superseded
on the Internet can be both a strength and a weakness. Time sensitive
resources (eg timetables) can benefit from frequent updates whereas static
resources (eg novels) benefit from remaining unaltered. Different services
are likely to have different criteria in this regard.
Worst
case scenarios:
A share price service that purports to provide up-to-date prices that in
fact is only updated weekly.
Detecting Information
Integrity
Questions
to ask:
is the information durable in nature?
is there adequate maintenance of the information
content?
