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"The
certification program provides a means for employers to identify individuals
who have both appropriate academic preparation and documented breadth and
depth of knowledge essential to being an archivist. Everyone -- employers
and archivists -- benefits."
David
B. Gracy II
School
of Information,
University of Texas at Austin |
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If you are considering
becoming a Certified Archivist, you may want to do the following in
addition to viewing the application form:
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Review our "answers to
frequently asked questions."
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Consult
the ACA Handbook to learn how to qualify for
the exam.
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Visit our "You Pick Your Site"
page to learn how we can hold the examination in
your home town.
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Read how one new member prepared for
the examination in the article "Encouragement
from a New Member" in the March/April 1999 News Highlights.
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Learn
how the format for the test was chosen, how questions are written, and
how each year's test is created in the article "Evaluative
Efficacy."
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Discover what a
psychometrician does and how the ACA's psychometrician evaluates the
fairness and accuracy of each year's
examination in the article "How the
Exam is Developed and Evaluated."
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Learn why a member
who took the examination three times thought it important to keep trying
and how she studied each time in the article "Certification by Examination."
If
you cannot find an answer to your question here, or if there is any way in
which we can help you, please contact the ACA office and we will be happy to assist you.
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