档案的寿命究竟有多长,很难做出较准确的定量结论。因为档案寿命除了档案制成材料自身的理化指标存在着较大的差异外,还有三个重要的因素对档案寿命产生直接的和间接的破坏。一是水灾、火灾等偶发性事件形成的损坏;二是有害生物虫、霉等造成的直接破坏;三是档案保管环境的不适宜导致档案制成材料理化性质改变而产生的病变。档案保护工作是档案部门工作的重要组成部分,有效地保护档案作为《档案法》的核心内容之一,从法律责任上做出了明确规定。因此,保证档案的安全,最大限度地延长档案寿命,从本质上讲是档案工作的生命和基本点,是档案部门的神圣职责。但目前,很多档案部门受各种因素制约,自身工作力度不够,档案 How long the life of the file, it is difficult to make a more accurate quantitative conclusions. Because the file life expectancy in addition to the file made of physical and chemical indicators of their own there is a big difference, there are three important factors on the life of the archive have a direct and indirect damage. One is the damage caused by accidental events such as floods and fires; the other is the direct destruction caused by pests, molds, etc. The other is the improper storage of the archives which leads to the change of the physical and chemical properties of the archives made of materials. Archives protection is an important part of the work of the archives department. Archives are effectively protected as one of the core contents of the Archives Law, and the legal responsibilities are clearly defined. Therefore, to ensure the safety of archives and to maximize the life expectancy of archives is, in essence, the life and basic point of archival work and is the sacred duty of the archival department. However, at present, many archives departments are subject to various factors and their own efforts are not enough