Date modified

Definition: The date on which the resource was last updated or modified, if given. (FAILTE)
Obligation: Optional
Type of element: Restricted format

Entry guidelines

The date on which a resource was last modified often appears under a heading such as"Last updated", often be found at the bottom of a web page. It might also appear in metadata for the web site provided by its creators. This date is quite important information for FAILTE end users, so it is worth searching for.

The date will be recorded in the ISO 8601 format, e.g. 1982-08-13. If the day and/or month are not given, these shall be expressed as two zeros, e.g. 1982-00-00 or 1982-08-00. The time need not be recorded for FAILTE purposes.