Where does the responsibility lie for accurate organization and development of files?

We have all gone to the web looking for information. Oftentimes we find exactly what we are looking for and that's good. But have you ever asked how it got there (on the web) and who is being held responsible for the accuracy of the information that you find? Some sources are easy. A business that hopes to generate income from the information is likely to be as accurate as possible or the word will get around that the information is bad, the site not trustworthy. We expect those businesses to use common keywords and make searching as easy as possible. We expect the perpetrator or creator to take that responsibility for accuracy and organization.


What is the expectation if we are not talking about the Internet? At the other end of the answer to the question above is our personal document management and the development or lack thereof of a file management system.


Somewhere in the middle are things like organizational databases like library catalogs, sale catalogs, gradebooks and student information. The responsibility for effective management of such information begins with the creator but spreads to others very quickly.