A record is reliable when it can be trusted as a complete and accurate account of the activity it documents. Reliability improves when records are captured at the time of the action or decision.
A record is reliable when it can be trusted as a complete and accurate account of the activity it documents. Reliability improves when records are captured at the time of the action or decision rather than reconstructed later from memory or informal notes.
IAR turns terms like this into working practice: assets classified against your disposal authority, stewarded by position, and ready to evidence.