Presentation given at the International Council on Archives, XV International Congress, Vienna, Austria, August 2004An examination of the fundamental role of archives and archivists in promoting accountability. Includes a discussion of both the impact of laws on the role, and the legal implications of the role of archives. Exploring the perceptions of archives and accountability in the general public as viewed by archivists. Concluding with a discussion of actions for archivists to take to foster a wider public understanding of the role of archives and archivists in accountability
Those, whose work is realted to the organization of archives should ask themselves in the very first...
Access to archives is an important component of archives administration. In the past, public archiva...
The book covers a wide range of recent issues and controversies related to the mission and work of a...
Laws proclaiming freedom of information have been introduced in many countries in the past twenty ye...
The electronic environment has caused archivists to re-examine what they do and why they do it. What...
Records and archives are sources of evidence of human agency. They are a form of “social glue&...
Government archivists serve more than one interest. They are responsible to citizens, as the source...
Society delegates responsibility for the selection and preservation of records of continuing value t...
In today’s information world, the importance and need for archival collections and professionals to ...
This article explores the relationship between the different notions of archives that emphasize hist...
The archives and records management profession is highly specialised and relatively small: this can...
The article presents the various points of view regarding the definitions and uses of records and ar...
The International Archives Day offers archivists throughout the world a tremendous opportunity to pr...
Since 1994, several pieces of legislation were passed and thereby calling for relevant stakeholders ...
The paper considers concepts of accountability and audit in relation to record-keeping systems. The ...
Those, whose work is realted to the organization of archives should ask themselves in the very first...
Access to archives is an important component of archives administration. In the past, public archiva...
The book covers a wide range of recent issues and controversies related to the mission and work of a...
Laws proclaiming freedom of information have been introduced in many countries in the past twenty ye...
The electronic environment has caused archivists to re-examine what they do and why they do it. What...
Records and archives are sources of evidence of human agency. They are a form of “social glue&...
Government archivists serve more than one interest. They are responsible to citizens, as the source...
Society delegates responsibility for the selection and preservation of records of continuing value t...
In today’s information world, the importance and need for archival collections and professionals to ...
This article explores the relationship between the different notions of archives that emphasize hist...
The archives and records management profession is highly specialised and relatively small: this can...
The article presents the various points of view regarding the definitions and uses of records and ar...
The International Archives Day offers archivists throughout the world a tremendous opportunity to pr...
Since 1994, several pieces of legislation were passed and thereby calling for relevant stakeholders ...
The paper considers concepts of accountability and audit in relation to record-keeping systems. The ...
Those, whose work is realted to the organization of archives should ask themselves in the very first...
Access to archives is an important component of archives administration. In the past, public archiva...
The book covers a wide range of recent issues and controversies related to the mission and work of a...