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See, now that's wrong.  The proctor-guy, I mean. 

Why lend your "support" to something you don't believe in and THEN 
insult the people sitting there for the exam?

That's pretty crummy.

Susan G. Hamson, HSD, BA, MA, NCA, Inc.
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Rebecca Hankins wrote:
> I've also re-certified by petition and I glad to have my certification. 
> I agree with you Roy about the alphabet soup, but it works for those
> "outside the profession."  When I took the exam the guy who was
> proctoring it was proud that he was not a certified archivist and
> thought we were dupes to sit for it, but hey, each person to their own
> opinion.  I personnally, am impressed with those who take the test
> rather than re-certify by petition.  I wasn't forced or strongly
> encouraged to take the test again by ACA or anyone.
>
> Rebecca
>
> Rebecca Hankins, Certified Archivist
> Assistant Professor 
> Africana Studies Librarian/Curator
> Cushing Memorial Library & Archives; 
> MS5000 TAMU
> College Station TX 77843-5000
> 979-845-1951; 979-845-1441 fax
>
>   
>>>> Roy Webb <[log in to unmask]> 08/15/06 5:25 PM >>>
>>>>         
> "Truth in whatever: I originally certified by taking the exam and have
> recertified twice by petition. "
>
> Me too; I can't remember the date but I know I have to re-up again next
> year, in 2007, which I will gladly do, again by petition.  I originally
> did it because all the cool kids were getting certified, and I wanted to
> go along.  (Yes, I'd jump off a cliff if my friends were doing it.)
> Seriously, at the time it seemed a good move and I've never once
> regretted it, not even when I sign that $50 check once a year.  Not to
> start any flame wars but I think it demonstrates to those not in the
> archival field--and that's important to say, "to those not in the
> archival field," I'm not going to look down on anyone in the field who
> walks the walk, certified or degreed or sanctified or not--that you're
> serious about the profession, that you've tried to make an effort to
> advance.  One quibble I had the first time I re-upped, I put down that
> I'd designed and created a whole new web site for our archival photos,
> which was quite the thang at the time, and was only given a couple of
> points on the petition; but for warming a chair at an archival
> conference I was given many more points.  I think that's since been
> corrected.  Even though I make a big deal out of it to my librarian
> (MLS) colleagues, it's mostly been useful to me to snap back at snooty
> faculty members who have the proverbial "alphabet after their names" but
> can't find certain parts of their anatomy with both hands.  And the
> petition process has been very useful to make me step back from the
> day-to-day and focus on just what I've accomplished or tried to
> accomplish in the past five years, sort of like an annual report, only
> for five years; a quint-annual report?
>
> Bottom line, I'd recommend it to anyone just coming into the field.
> Aside from the bucks, how does it hurt?
>
> Roy Webb, C.A.  (and proud of it!)
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