Why are records in the public sector organizational assets?

Records Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-12

  Shepherd, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freedom of information; Management accountability; Public sector organizations; Records management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745855109     PISSN: 09565698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09565690610654747     Document Type: Article

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