Research on Archivists’ Professional Ethics Construction

DOI

10.2991/iceemr-18.2018.62How to use a DOI?

Keywords

archival management, professional ethics, basic strategies

Abstract

With the development and deepening of the information age, archives, as the most original carrier of information, will play a more and more important role of “information source” and “evidence source” in the development of social economy and the construction of spiritual civilization. However, there are many problems in archives management in China, which obviously can’t meet the needs of the society. Two main aspects are as follows: one is that the work of archival management is generally not paid enough attention to, the other is the aging of the knowledge structure of the archivists and the lack of the learning spirit. In order to solve these two problems, it is essential to solve the ideological problems of archivists. That is to say, the professional ethics construction of archivists must be strengthened quickly and effectively. Good professional ethics first requires practitioners to love the work and be devoted to it. Therefore, to change the phenomenon that the work of archival management is generally ignored and to fundamentally promote its sound development, the professional ethics of archivists, first of all, should be strengthened, and every archivist should equipped with high sense of responsibility and dedication through the construction of professional ethics. Meanwhile, only with a good professional ethics, practitioners can face the difficulties encountered in the work with a positive attitude, and constantly strengthen their own learning ability. No matter what kind of work one is engaged in, he will always encounter problems that are difficult to solve or deal with in a certain amount of time, and archivists are no exception. However, the more terrible thing is the lack of spirit of study and research rather than the problems, and good professional ethics requires the practitioners to learn and recharge constantly in their work. Therefore, the construction of professional ethics is also an effective guarantee for archivists to improve their personal quality and work level. However, the actual situation is not satisfactory. At present, the professional skills and professional ethics of archivists in China are generally not high, which has become the biggest obstacle to the development of archives in our country. As a consequence, strengthening the construction of professional ethics of archivists is a problem that must be faced and urgently solved.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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