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Hej igen. Nu har vi haft nogle stille dage i KK ovenpaa al dykkeriet. Vi har brugt en del tid paa at finde os til rette i denne forunderlige by. 100 meter fra vores lodge har vi et 4 etagers indkoebscenter, som vi besoeger dagligt. Centeret har endda sin egen biograf og hele 3 spillehaller! Det koster knap en krone per spil, saa der har vaeret tid til at lade to maend vaere to drenge igen :) Den foerste dag i KK var vi paa rundtur i KK. Vi saa et lille klokketaarn der ikke engang havde vaeret Bjerregrav vaerdigt. Saa saa vi ogsaa et par moskeer udefra. Vi kunne ikke komme ind pga. boen, men flotte var de, hvis man bare havde gjort halv saa meget ud af kirker i DK.. Vi saa ogsaa det mest fantastisk flotte kinesiske tempel, jeg tror billederne taler for sig selv. Om aftenen var vi paa fiskerestaurant, hvor vi moedte noget naer verdens sjoveste dame.. Der sad et selskab et par borde fra os som havde faaet en del at drikke. Vi gik saa over til dem for at skaale med dem, og blev saa naermest overfaldt med smil og oel. Vi laerte at skaale paa kinesisk! Efter det tog vi paa karaokebar, og noej hvor var det sjovt! Karaoke er nationalsporten hernede saa vi sang duetter med malayer, og sang endda sange paa malaysisk..Dagen efter tog vi i zoo, hvilket ikke var det stoerste hit.. Det er lidt spoejst at gaa i zoo for at se de mest eksotiske dyr, som vi i virkeligheden kan se ude i naturen, omvendt er koeer og heste meget eksotiske hernede.. Saa var vi i biffen og se film til 10 kr billetten, og saa er man jo egentlig ret ligeglad med hvad man ser.. 7/5 var vi saa ude af byen og river rafte. Paa vej til floden fik vi set det bjerg paa 4095 meter, som vi skal bestige, saa nu ved vi hvad vi skal kaempe med! River rafting var sjovt, omend det ikke var saa udfordrende som vi havde haabet paa. Vi fik badet i floden og hoppet fra klipper. Paa turen havde vi en sjov guide, Edal. Vi fandt hurtigt ud af at 95 % af hvad han sagde var roeverhistorier. Han var mafiaboss, og hans bedstefar havde ejet hele Borneo. Generelt er malayer et skoent folkefaerd. Naar vi gaar rundt bliver vi ofte moedt af hello og hjertevarme, maaske fordi masseturismen ikke er naaet hertil endnu.. Man kan ogsaa godt maerke at det er en tigerspringsoekonomi vi befinder os i. Et helt land er blevet nyrigt, og har raad til f.eks. nye biler. Det er bare saadan at de er rigtig glade for at gejle dem. Saa i gaderne koerer der de mest usmageligt usmykket biler rundt der baade har plys, haekspoiler, lys under, bling-bling diverse steder og klistermaerker :)Vi har saa smaat vendt tilbage til vesterlandsk mad. I gaar spiste vi italiensk, og i dag fik vi dansk frokost med spegepoelse, what a thrill! Som i sikkert har gaettet spiser de ikke helt det same som derhjemme. Paa min personlige oenskeliste staar rugbroed, maelk og kartofler ret hoejt lige nu, men generelt er maden god hernede, man kan godt bare koere traet i Ris/nudler og kylling to gange om dagen. Vi har ogsaa vaeret paa et soendagsmarked i dag. Jeg har aldrig foer set saa meget skrammel, men sjovt var det nu. Nu venter der et par afslapningsdage inden vi skal inden i den taette jungle i crocker range mountains. Vi skal daekkes naesten fra top til taa for at undgaa igler!Hav det godt saa laenge!
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Matei about information-gathering and dciosein-making happening primarily via Council-appointed Task Forces and the process by which that operates is absolutely spot on.You ask how SAA can get involved in the academic preparation for archivists. There are already tools available, as Elizabeth Keathley points out. Training and education do not need to be nearly as decentralized as they are. In decades past, that might have been the case, but now that we have strong and well-established graduate archival education programs like those at Pittsburgh, Michigan, Texas, Maryland and other universities, SAA should be making every effort to direct aspiring archivists towards education that is both academically and professionally rigorous. As egalitarian as we may like to be, not all types of preparation are created equal; most employers recognize this, and it often comes as a rude awakening to people looking for jobs. SAA should be making this clear by throwing its endorsement behind programs that train complete archivists, just as ALA accreditation is an important signifier for aspiring librarians and employers. While I have my issues with the Certified Archivist designation, if we as a profession decide that we should have the equivalent of ongoing certification (like teachers or lawyers), then, yes, by all means, SAA should be pushing ACA certification as well. But these two things need to work together, not in parallel or opposition to each other, and not independent of SAA involvement.Advocacy in the realm of salaries and professional status should really be part and parcel of what a professional association does for its members. A*CENSUS already collected a lot of data on what people are paid; crunching those numbers a bit more and against what people are paid in allied professions and the cost of living in various parts of the country should be a feasible next step.Yes, all of this takes money, and both Council and the Task Forces are comprised of professionals who generously give their time to try to make our profession better. I really do appreciate everything all of you do. But I think if you asked and if you lowered the barriers to participation in the actual dciosein-making bodies and activities, you'd find many among the over 4000 members of SAA who'd be willing to offer a little of their time and expertise to the cause. Obviously, SAA can't be all things to all people, but it certainly should be able to do more for its primary constituency, people who are proud to be archivists and care deeply about their profession. And the first, and least expensive, step, as Jim Gerencser and others have mentioned, is better communication and more transparent dciosein-making.I hope this conversation continues, here or in other forums. I've found it really interesting and thought-provoking to hear all these different viewpoints!