Does anyone know what led NARA to modify the federal requirement for Archivist positions? Was there lobbying to get NARA finally to recognize archival training? If so, from whom? At the time, I saw the NARA revision as an important step, a small to medium step, but still an important one. And Maarja, if you were trying to suggest that perhaps I may have overreacted to your message, well...OK...perhaps I did.... Lee ---- Leon C. Miller, Manuscripts Librarian Special Collections, Jones Hall Tulane University Libraries New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 ph: 504-865-5685, fx: 504-865-5761, [log in to unmask] http://specialcollections.tulane.edu -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 2:17 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: History versus library degrees FYI, here are the federal requirements for an Archivist position as of 2006 http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS1400/1420.asp . These represent recent modification. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>