美国档案工作者协会,是美国档案界一专业性组织。该协会的宗旨是:为从事档案工作的人们提供学习和交流的机会;出版或发表档案专业方面的研究成果;促进政府部门和私人机构档案管理规范化、标准化;使社会各界了解档案工作的性质及档案的价值,并予以重视;组织档案人员专业培训,提高专业素质;保持并加强同其它在性质上有密切关系的历史学、图书情报学、教育学等方面专家的联系;发展同其它专 American Association of Archivists, a professional organization in the American archives community. The purpose of this association is to provide opportunities for study and exchange for people engaged in archival work; to publish or publish research results in archival professional fields; to standardize and standardize the archives management of government departments and private institutions; to let the community understand the nature of archival work and The value of the file, and attach importance to it; organize the professional training of archivists and improve the professional quality; maintain and strengthen the contact with other experts in history, library and information science, education and other fields which are closely related in nature;