There are two key issues of identity in archival field,the first is the special influence of ar-chives on citizenship identity and the other is the occupational identity of archives workers.Collective memory establishes a bond between archives and identity,and the value of archives in identity is real-ized through the role archives play in building,reconstructing and strengthening collective memory.To make sure that archives can provide sufficient legal evidences for citizenship identity,a system of ar-chives needs to be established to cover a wide range of society,to maintain the evidential and knowl-edge value of archives,to ensure that the rights of citizens in using archives,and to give enough policy support of marginalized groups.Social transformation and technological advances have also led to new demands for archivists’professional identity,and the need for archivists to integrate into society,to expand their functions and roles,and to acquire new cognition of values and senses of belonging during this process.