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The mere existence of a record does not ensure that it will faithfully represent a transaction or an event; its credibility must be ensured through the establishment of reliable methods and procedures for its creation, maintenance, and use over time. A so

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The mere existence of a record does not ensure that it will faithfully represent a transaction or an event; its credibility must be ensured through the establishment of reliable methods and procedures for its creation, maintenance, and use over time. A society or culture endorses certain recordkeeping procedures and endows them with the ability to create trustworthy records.

Citation Source: 
Duff 1998

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology