Not to be discouraging but you guys know what happened to the last INCA group, right?

;-)

 

 

 

I LOVE it: the Institute of Non-Certified Archivists it is!  We're INCA's!!
:-D

After a few rounds of drinks in Chicago we'll come up with a secret handshake . . .

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

Chuck Hill wrote:

Susan,

Count me in.

I also propose that we discuss the formation of INCA (The Institute of Non-Certified Archivists) to meet before each SAA annual conference.  We can work out the details at the first meeting.

I'm glad to see this less vitriolic discussion of certification.

I was at the Atlanta meeting when discussion of certification was cut-off, and have a had a bad feeling about it ever since.  I was given to understand at that meeting that certification would not be used as a criteria for employment.  However, over the years, I have seen more and more job postings with the caveat "certification preferred" or "Certified archivist preferred" or "if not certified, must be willing to obtain certification as Archivist."

As a University Archivist, with more than 20 years of experience, I would automatically be excluded from many positions because I would be unwilling to obtain certification.  SAA should put a lid on this.  No job ad should be placed in the SAA archival outlook with a CA requirement or preference.

chuck hill, NCA
University Archivist
Eastern Kentucky University

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"...I'm posting an invite before next year's meeting and we can all meet up for a drink and revel in our professional rebellion!!"