早在古罗马时代,我们便可在查士丁尼大帝的一份命令中体会到古代档案工作者的职业角色,该命令称:“全国各省各拨公共建筑物一座,使各省军政长官在此收藏文件,并选派专人保管,以免损毁霉烂并便于迅速查阅,使所藏文件井然归档,使各城市有失照料之档案得到适当管理。”至今,档案工作者这种埋首于尘封的故纸堆和腐烂的羊皮纸的“保管者”公众形象以及所处的位置一直都没有得到根本的改变。 As early as in Roman times, we were able to appreciate the professional role of the archivists in an order from Lord Justinian, saying: “All the provinces of the country have allocated public buildings so that provincial military governors may Collect documents and keep them for safekeeping so as not to damage the mildew and facilitate prompt access, so that the files in the possession can be properly archived so that the files of uninsured people in each city are properly managed. ”To date, archivists, There has never been a fundamental change in the public image of the “custodian” of rotten parchment and its location.