试论我国现代档案馆的开放性走向

On Open Trend of Modern Archives in China

各类档案馆由"神秘的禁地"走向社会开放性已成为历史发展的趋势,中国外交档案的两次对外开放说明了这一点。中国各级档案馆对外开放的重要意义在于:①满足民众知情权,增强民族自信心;②体现政治民主,提高社会透明度;③走向社会,服务大众;④提供历史依据,正确判断决策。同时,中国档案馆对外开放需要注意:①把握开放与保密的尺度;②正确处理档案开放与政府信息公开的矛盾;③正确处理档案开放与保护知识产权的关系。

It is the trend that the various archives open to the society from ＂the mysterious prohibited place＂, which is proved by China＇s diplomatic archives opening to the outside world. The significance is to satisfy the public right to information and enhancing national self-confidence, manifest the political democracy, enhance the social transparency, move toward the soci- ety, serves the populace, provide the historical basis, judge the decision-making correctly. Archives opening to the society, it should be minded to hold the opening and confidentiality, correctly deal with the problems of the archives opening and the government information opening to the public and the protection of the rights of the intellectual property.