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Glossary definition(s) for: accountability
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n., The obligation to answer for actions for which one is responsible.
[ General Dictionaries - "Accountability in Archival Science." , Page: 9 ]
Parkinson, Jane. "Accountability in Archival Science." Master's thesis, University of British Columbia, 1993.
Dictionary definition(s) for: accountability
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n., The obligation to answer for actions for which one is responsible.
[ General Dictionaries - "Accountability in Archival Science." , Page: 9 ]
Parkinson, Jane. "Accountability in Archival Science." Master's thesis, University of British Columbia, 1993.
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n., Principle that individuals, organizations, and the community are responsible for their actions and may be required to explain them to others.
[ General Dictionaries - 15489-1 , Page: 2 ]
International Organization for Standardization. Information and Documentation: Records Management . 15489-1. Part 1. Geneva: ISO, 2001.
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n., The ability to answer for, explain, or justify actions or decisions for which an individual, organization, or system is responsible.
[ Archives - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (The Society of American Archivists) ]
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n., The determination and measure of responsibility and liability to another.
[ Arts - Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) ]
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n., The extent to which persons in government and the workplace are held answerable for their conduct in office and for the quality of their performance of assigned duties, particularly when incompetence, dereliction, or malfeasance is at issue. See also: performance evaluation.
[ Computer and Information Sciences - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (ODLIS) ]
Reitz, Joan M. ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science . Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. http://lu.com/odlis/.
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n., The obligation to answer or answer for discharge of duties or conduct.
[ General Dictionaries - Accountability in Archival Science , Page: 9 ]
Parkinson, Jane. "Accountability in Archival Science." Master's thesis, University of British Columbia, 1993.
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