What a racket. $50 to take the exam. If you pass, $150 certification fee. $50 every year thereafter. Susan G. Hamson, HSD, BA, MA, NCA, Inc. University Archivist | Columbia University Archives 535 West 116th Street, MC 4316 | Low Memorial Library New York, NY 10027 | Voice: 212.854.1331 | Fax: 212.854.7320 [log in to unmask] wrote: > one thing that is curious ... could not find the cost/membership > charges for CA > > >> I was not going to jump into this fray but here I am - usually I am >> very happy with my lurker status. However there is one thing that >> bothers me about CA. It is the strong suggestion by ACA to keep >> your certification you retake the exam every five years instead of >> documenting contributions one has made to the profession has and/or >> on going education one has taken over the years. To keep many other >> types of certifications, you have to stay atop of new innovations in >> your filed by taking courses, going to seminars and conferences, and >> in some cases publishing. This is not an easy course to follow to >> retain certification but adds so much more knowledge of your >> profession, allows you to specialize, and is far more interesting >> than cramming for an exam. This is the main reason I did not bother >> to take the exam six or so years ago. >> >> Back to my dark lair. >> >> Barbara O'Brien >> McDaniel College >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > > Thanks, > > Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC > > See the Museum's Web Site at www.smecc.org <http://www.smecc.org> > > We are always looking for items to add to the museum's display and > ref. library - please advise if you have anything we can use. > > Coury House / SMECC > 5802 W. Palmaire Ave. Phone 623-435-1522 > Glendale Az 85301 USA > > > > > CONFIDENZIALE: Questo messaggio e gli eventuali allegati sono > confidenziali > e riservati. Se vi è stato recapitato per errore e non siete fra i > destinatari elencati, siete pregati di darne immediatamente avviso al > mittente. Le informazioni contenute non devono essere mostrate ad > altri, né > utilizzate, memorizzate o copiate in qualsiasi forma. > > CONFIDENTIAL: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may > contain reserved information. If you are not one of the named recipients, > please notify the sender immediately. Moreover, you should not > disclose the > contents to any other persons, nor should the information contained be > used > for any purpose or stored or copied in any form. > > 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]> > 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]>