Larry said:  "And I will offer forth the opinion that the majority of the 
CRMs from those
days that are still practicing possess knowledge that is equally as, if 
not
more relevant, than the ones who passed in the mid-1990s forward."

Larry, good thing that suit is on. I was going to stay out of this....but 
methinks I need to be involved

Having just completed CRM exam 2-5, I would hazard to guess that if many 
of the current crop of CRM's from the '80's to '90's were to write today, 
they would probably not pass section 5 which is technology, equipment and 
supplies and perhaps others.  We are in a field that is currently changing 
and there are no easy answers.  The RIM field uses a systematic approach 
to records.  Now that e-records are part of the RIM experience, that 
systematic approach cannot often be used.   Now I'm not saying that there 
is no system, but what I'm saying is that often there is not just one way 
of doing things in the e-world. It is like trying to hit a "moving 
target".  To say that a CRM from the "early days"  is more knowledgeable 
(I'm reading between the lines) is not valid.  In essence, you are saying 
that the CRM accreditation is not as valued today as it was yesterday. 
Would someone from the ICRM like to address this?

Today's CRM tests are not easy...nor were they yesterday.  I'll don my 
suit now and say that with todays RIM needing knowledge in the e-records 
and IT areas, it is now more difficult to attain the CRM than it was 
before.  Having been a RIM for close to 20 years, my struggles are mainly 
in the e-records area. 

Yes....I can feel the flames....but I've got broad shoulders. 


John Annunziello
Manager, Records and Information 
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
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"Information is a corporate, strategic asset that needs to be managed"

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