檔案立案編目是各項檔案管理作業的基礎工作，檔案法施行已逾十年，我國檔案中央主管機關雖已明定相關作業規範，但機關實務作業仍常見若干問題，亟待檢討改善。為期我國機關檔案立案編目作業更臻完善，提升檔案目錄品質，本文首先由檔案目錄之功能論述檔案立案編目之重要性及彼此關聯，並闡述我國機關檔案立案編目作業發展現況與問題，最後則針對如何做好機關檔案立案編目作業提出幾點建議。

Notwithstanding, The Archives Act has been promulgated for 10 years, however,there are a lot of problems regarding the quality of government agency records,arrangement and description that need to be improved. This article is organized as follows: the first part is to address the function of catalogs and the importance of archives, arrangement, and description. Also, the current development, problems of arrangement, and description of government agency records will be discussed. Finally,
several suggestions of promoting records, arrangement, and description are proposed.In addition, the efficiency and quality of government agency records, arrangement,description, and catalogs will be enhanced.