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.


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Leon C. Miller, Manuscripts Librarian
Special Collections, Jones Hall
Tulane University Libraries
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
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-----Original Message-----
From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Peter Kurilecz
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:25 PM
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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

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