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Whereas reliability is connected to the process of documentary creation, authenticity is connected to its transmission and involves verifying or establishing the document's authorship, its place and date of origin, its status as an original or copy, and t

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Whereas reliability is connected to the process of documentary creation, authenticity is connected to its transmission and involves verifying or establishing the document's authorship, its place and date of origin, its status as an original or copy, and the history of its transmission, maintenance, and custody over time and space.

Citation Source: 
MacNeil 2002

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology