| 词条 | Academy of Certified Archivists |
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The Academy of Certified Archivists is an American independent, nonprofit organization of professional archivists founded in 1989. HistoryThe professional qualifications of archivists became an issue in the 1950s, when the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the American Historical Association made the case that the archivist of the United States should be a professional, not political, appointee. The 1970s saw much internal SAA discussion of education and professional development, but few colleges and universities were interested in program accreditation. By the mid-1980s, it became clear that individual certification was the viable option. In 1987, SAA established an Interim Board for Certification (IBC) to set standards for professional certification and the exam to be administered. It also evaluated practicing archivists' petitions for certification. In 1989, one hundred such petitions were approved and the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) was created.[1] As of July 2016, 231 applicants had registered for the examination and there were over 1,100 Certified Archivists.[2][3] Membership requirementsArchivists seeking certification must meet eligibility requirements regarding their education and experience. That certification may be maintained by various professional development activities, including workshop attendance, and professional service.[4][5]ExaminationThe ACA exam, offered annually at various locations, is a multiple choice test that covers seven domains of knowledge:[6]
Debate over certificationThe benefits of certification have been a subject of debate within the profession and in its literature. When SAA polled its members in 1985, over 70% supported the ACA's creation.[7] In a 2013 survey, Susan Hamburger found that "archival certification has a lukewarm to hostile response from hiring managers." Only 3% of employers required certification, and 30% preferred it.[8] Eira Tansey's analysis of listserv job postings between October 2006 and May 2014 revealed a distinct regional split: "Few jobs indicate a hiring preference for ACA archival certification, however those that do tend to be in the South and Midwest."[9] Mott Lin argues that certification places archives firmly in line with other professions, and that "archivists of today are fortunate" for the practice in light of the failure to implement accreditation of individual archives or educational programs.[10] References1. ^{{cite journal | last = Linn | first = Mott | date = 2015 | title = Not Waiting for Godot: The History of the Academy of Certified Archivists and the Professionalization of the Archival Field | journal = The American Archivist | publisher = Society of American Archivists | volume = 78 | issue = 1 | pages = 99–115 | doi = 10.17723/0360-9081.78.1.96}} {{Mid-Atlantic U.S. historical societies}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/record-number-of-exam-applicants-for-2016/|title=Record Number of Exam Applicants for 2016!|accessdate=4 August 2016|date=July 25, 2016|last=Blalack|first=Kate}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/directory/directory.cgi|title=ACA Online Membership Directory|accessdate=4 August 2016|publisher=}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/about-us/|title=About Us|accessdate=4 August 2016|publisher=}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/members-area/certification-maintenance/|title=Certification Maintenance|accessdate=4 August 2016|publisher=}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/get-certified/role-delineation-statement/|title=Role Delineation Statement|accessdate=4 August 2016}} 7. ^{{cite journal | last = Linn | first = Mott | date = 2015 | title = Not Waiting for Godot: The History of the Academy of Certified Archivists and the Professionalization of the Archival Field | journal = The American Archivist | publisher = Society of American Archivists | volume = 78 | issue = 1 | pages = 102 | doi = 10.17723/0360-9081.78.1.96}} 8. ^{{cite journal | last = Hamburger | first = Susan | date = June 2014 | publisher = Society of American Archivists | url = https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/files/8623hx85s | access-date= 4 August 2016 |title = Archival Certification – Necessity or Nicety?}} 9. ^{{cite journal | last = Tansey | first = Eira | date = 2015 | title = The landscape of archival employment: A study of professional archivist job advertisements, 2006-2014 | url = http://libjournal.uncg.edu/ap/article/view/1084/787 | journal = Archival Practice | publisher = | volume = 2 | access-date= 4 August 2016}} 10. ^{{cite journal | last = Linn | first = Mott | date = 2015 | title = Not Waiting for Godot: The History of the Academy of Certified Archivists and the Professionalization of the Archival Field | journal = The American Archivist | publisher = Society of American Archivists | volume = 78 | issue = 1 | pages = 115 | doi = 10.17723/0360-9081.78.1.96}} 4 : Archivist associations|Professional associations based in the United States|Organizations established in 1989|History organizations based in the United States |
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