Publication date doesn't really matter much at my uni, since the only differences would be chapter and page number. I easily make do with the search function in the pdf. ...for now. I'm not sure about upper level courses yet.
They've just made the Spanish articles read like trash a.i. generated spam advertisements. I imagine their traffic from Spanish speaking countries will drop to nothing.
Elvis Presley is timeless too. Same with Pearl Jam. Just because it's old music doesn't make it irrelevant, just because it's irrelevant to you doesn't mean it's irrelevant to everyone else.
Suddenly; Radiohead.