Services provided by the National Archives in Paris (Pierreffite-sur-Seine) and the demands of XXI century

The aim of the article is the analysis of the services provided by the contemporary archival institution taking as an example the National Archives in Paris. This institution could be considered exemplary for archives in Poland. The article enumerate the main available archival services which are essentials for consultation and elaboration of the archival resources, quicker access to them, public availability and other facilities like the possibility of making specialized reprographics.