谈起档案工作的目的,也许有人会说,这个问题早就解决了。用不着再花时间去研究和讨论。事实是不是这样呢,长期以来,对于我国档案工作的目的,众说不一。概括起来,主要有三:一曰“提供利用(工作)”,二曰“利用档案”,三曰“服务”。这说明,对于我国档案工作的目的的认识和提法并不一致,几种提法也都不甚确切,表述得不够清楚。所以,我以为有必要讨论这个问题。 Talking about the purpose of archives work, some people may say that this problem has long been solved. No more time to study and discuss. The truth is not the case. For a long time, different opinions have been expressed for the purpose of our archives work. To sum up, there are three main types: one is “providing utilization (work)”, the other is “using files” and the third is “service”. This shows that the understanding and formulation of the purpose of archives work in our country are not consistent, and some of the formulations are not exact enough and are not clearly stated. Therefore, I think it is necessary to discuss this issue.