Dictionary definition(s) for: reliable record

• n., A record capable of standing for the facts to which it attests.
  [ Archives - Trusting Records: Legal, Historical, and Diplomatic Perspectives ]
  MacNeil,Heather. Trusting Records: Legal, Historical, and Diplomatic Perspectives. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
  See Also:

  • authentic record
  • effective record
  • authoritative record
  • perfect record
  • complete record
  • Ontology B
• n., A reliable record is one whose contents can be trusted as a full and accurate representation of the transactions, activities or facts to which they attest and can be depended upon in the course of subsequent transactions or activities. Records should be created at the time of the transaction or incident to which it relates, or soon afterwards, by individuals who have direct knowledge of the facts or by instruments routinely used within the business to conduct the transaction.
  [ Archives - 15489-1 , Page: 7 ]
  International Organization for Standardization. Information and Documentation: Records Management . 15489-1. Part 1. Geneva: ISO, 2001.