Hi Jack, There are a number of CDIA+ manuals available. When I teach CDIA+ I use the @Doc manuals (available from the AIIM bookstore, www.aiim.org, or their website at www.atdoc.com). Other providers include DataVault, www.cdiatraining.com, Specialized Solutions, www.specializedsolutions.com, and Techinfocenter, www.techinfocenter.com. Non-CDIA+ manuals that would be helpful: Bill Saffady has written a book on document imaging, as have others - do a search on Amazon for "document imaging", particularly since about 1995, and those should be helpful. MeasureUp has an online exam simulator for CDIA+ - www.measureup.com. It's $59 for 30 days or $79 for 90 days, I think. AIIM offers the ECM Level I Practitioner program, which covers much of the CDIA+ material (imaging, records, document management, workflow, etc.). It's a bit pricier at $75/course for non-members, but it's online learning. Also note that the CDIA+ includes a lot more project management than in the past, so look for books on project management. I have used the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge (www.pmi.org) as well as several Project+ and PMP study guides to prepare materials. For prep time, if you have an imaging and project management background (at least a couple of years), I'd say you could prepare in a couple of weeks, maybe a month, depending on how much time you focus on it. Finally, I have a two-day class in Houston October 6-7, with seats available. :) Hope this helps - please let me know if I can provide additional information. Cheers, Jesse Wilkins CDIA+, LIT, EDP, ICP IMERGE Consulting (303) 574-1455 office (303) 484-4142 fax [log in to unmask] Yahoo!: jessewilkins8511 >From: Jack Lydick <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Suggestions for preparing for CDIA+ >Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:45:08 -0500 > >I searched the archives and found training opportunities which is not >what I am looking for. Can anybody suggest some good books to read to >prepare for the CDIA+ exam? I am looking into taking the test in the >near future. I have been doing document imaging for a couple years and >figured a certification wouldn't hurt. What are good resources for >preparing for the test and what is a sufficient amount of time to allow >for the preparation? I would appreciate any advice you could offer. > >Jack Lydick >Texas Association of Counties > >List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html >Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance