许多档案工作者不久将面临这样一个问题,即决定他们自己的机构是否采用自动化的信息检索系统。如果采用的话,他们还将面临着对他们自己的需要和种种系统的性能进行估价的问题。采用自动化的压力不论来自所属领导机构,或是来自同级部门(例如图书馆、档案管理人员),或是来自本档案馆内部,大多数档案工作者最初总会抱着抵制的态度。他们担心由于对自动化不熟悉会犯代价很高的、令人难堪的错误,并会觉得如果满足了赞成者的要求 Many archivists will soon face the problem of deciding whether their own agency uses an automated information retrieval system. If adopted, they will also face the problem of valuing their own needs and the performance of the various systems. Most archivists will initially be boycotting the pressure to adopt automation, whether from leading agencies, from peer organizations (such as libraries, archivists), or from within the archives. They are worried about the embarrassing mistake of having to pay a high price because they are unfamiliar with automation and will feel that if they meet the requirements of the pro