In following that link and reading the page, I see nothing that suggests, implies, or even hints at a "strong suggestion by ACA [that] 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." This is how urban myths get started. ---- 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 Peter Kurilecz Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:25 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: CA On 8/15/06, Leon Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > "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." > > > Could someone provide a citation for that? here is the link http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/html/recert.html 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]>