Martin Walters

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LIBR 500
Foundations of Information Technology
Have You Met My Dad?
He's In Your Class!
Martin Walters
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Getting to Know My Dad

• The easiest way to get to know my dad is by
  answering the following questions

• Why is he so happy?

• What makes him so happy?

• Who makes him so happy?

• How does he stay so happy?

Lets Find Out
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How It All Started
On August 6th 1996, Martin and Rachel became
husband and wife, making Martin the happiest man
in the world.
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One year later, Martin became even happier with
the birth of his first child
Two years later, Martin became happier still with
the birth of his second child
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Happiness Is Being A
DAD
And
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Being a Student

• University College of the Fraser Valley
• 1994 - 1999
• University of Toronto
• 1999 - 2000
• University of British Columbia
• 2000 - 2002

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University College of the Fraser Valley

• Library Information Technology Diploma
• Practicum Experiences
• Westminster Abbey Monastic Library
• Trinity Western University Library
• Bachelor of Arts
• English Major

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University of Toronto

• Master of Arts
• English Literature
• Concentration in
• Medieval period
• Geoffrey Chaucer
• Restoration 18th c.
• Drama
• John Dryden

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University of British Columbia

• Master of Library Information Studies
• Some Interests
• Bibliographic Control
• Library History
• Academic Librarianship
• Special Librarianship

Employment Happiness
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Happiness Is Being An
Opera Buff
Other Musical Interests
Highlights of My Opera-Going
Operas Ive Seen

• Madama Butterfly
• Carmen
• Barber of Seville
• LAmore dei Tre Re
• Il Trovatore
• Cosi Fan Tutte
• Faust
• Salome

• Milan (1996)
• Touring La Scala
• Salzburg (1996)
• The Marriage of Figaro
• Barber of Seville (world
• famous marionettes)

• Oratorios
• Lieder
• Neapolitan
• Songs
• Organ Music
• Sacred Music

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Happiness Is Being A
Soccer Fan
My Favorite International Teams

• Italy
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Germany

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Happiness Is Being A
CATHOLIC
Favorite Churches
Favorite Authors

• St. Peters, Rome
• Cathedral of Milan
• St. Marks, Venice
• Cathedral of
• Sienna
• St. Michael's,
• Munich

• G. K. Chesterton
• Cardinal Newman
• Josef Pieper
• Jacques Maritain
• Thomas Aquinas
• Sigrid Undset

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The End