参考工具書是了解和查找档案的文字工具。沒有它,就不可能有效地利用档案来为机关工作和科学研究工作服务。因此,在档案工作中,編制参考工具書是有很大意义的。常用的参考工具書有以下几种: 一、案卷目录。也就是案卷名册,把所有的案卷按一定的順序排列,然后把案卷标題按順序在規定的格式紙上填写而成。案卷目录不仅是档案室(舘)的最基本的统計材料,同时也是編制其他参考工具書的依据。因此,它是档案室(舘)中必不可少的参考工具书。二、專題卡片、專题目录。專題卡片是为便于按照一定的題目查找档案室(舘)中所保存的文件材料,把关于某个問題的材料出处,登記在卡片上,再把卡片按次序排列而成。在卡片上指明文件所屬的全宗、案卷目 Reference books are text tools for understanding and finding archives. Without it, it is impossible to make effective use of archives to serve the work of organs and scientific research. Therefore, in the file work, the preparation of reference books is of great significance. Reference books commonly used are the following: First, the directory of files. That is, the list of files, all the files according to a certain order, and then the title of the case in order to fill in the required format paper. The list of files is not only the most basic statistical material for archives (museums), but also the basis for compiling other reference books. Therefore, it is an indispensable reference guide in the archives (museum). Second, thematic cards, thematic directories. Thematic cards are designed to facilitate the search of documents and archives held in the archives (museums) according to certain topics, register the source materials of a question on the cards, and arrange the cards in order. On the card indicate the file belongs to the Fonds, case files