David

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Davids life (thus far )

• Prepared by David Buchanan
• For LIBR 500
• dbuchana_at_vcn.bc.ca

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Memorable moments in Davids life

• He was born in small town Ontario, in a tiny
  place called Listowel (population 5000).
• He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the
  University of Guelph in 1990.
• He graduated with a Mass Communications
  Journalism Diploma from Kwantlen University
  College in 1995.

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Davids work in libraries

• Currently David works as a Library Assistant at
  Kwantlen University College, a quaint place with
  campuses in Richmond, Surrey and Langley.

The Richmond campus of Kwantlen Courtesy
Kwantlen Univ. College
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More of Davids library work

• In the early 90s, after graduating from
  University of Guelph, he worked for 3 years as a
  Library Assistant at its McLaughlin Library.
• His grandfather also attended U. of Guelph, back
  in the 30s, when it was still Ontario
  Agricultural College.

McLaughlin Library Courtesy University of Guelph
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Career Aspirations

• Having worked in academic libraries for many
  years as a Library Assistant, David thought it
  was high time he studied to become a full-fledged
  Librarian!
• Which is the reason that he is studying for his
  Master of Library Science degree at UBC!
• Upon graduation, he hopes to work in an academic
  library, perhaps in a medical or health sciences
  library.

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Davids interests

• He loves the cinema and will volunteer at the
  Vancouver film festival from September 25
  October 10 (2003).
• Disclaimer the following is unsuitable for all
  audiences!
• If any of his classmates want to sneak into the
  Vogue Theatre during the festival, let him know

Courtesy Vancouver International Film Festival
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Davids writing

• He is also a published author.
• A paper of his entitled Gendercide and Human
  Rights was published in the professional Journal
  of Genocide Research last year.

Courtesy Carfax Publishing
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Or you can wait for the book

• That paper is coming out as a book chapter from
  Vanderbilt University Press late this year or
  early next year!
• You are among the first to see the cover art for
  the (as-yet unpublished) book Gendercide and
  Genocide.

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The Gendering of Child Soldiers

• As you may have gathered, David has a particular
  interest in gender issues.
• On November 22, he will be presenting a workshop
  entitled The Gendering of Child Soldiers at a
  teach-in on the subject of child soldiers in
  Vancouver.
• Stay tuned for details!

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Davids volunteer interests!

• David is the chair of the Vancouver Refugee
  Network of Amnesty International.
• He is also an AI Fieldworker, meaning that he
  tells people about Amnesty International.

Courtesy Amnesty International
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Which led to this photo op!

• In 1997, David had his photo taken with the
  members of the wildly popular Irish band U2!
  (Guess which one is him!)
• A colleague and he convinced the members of the
  band to sign a pledge to support the Universal
  Declaration of Human Rights and that is just what
  one of them is doing in this photo!

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Where else has David worked?

• He worked as an Editor and Desk Top Publisher for
  a couple of local papers Community Digest and
  False Creek News. (Ask him about working there
  and youll hear an odd story which you will wish
  had accompanying video!)

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Anywhere else?

• David has also worked as a publications assistant
  at Common Ground magazine.
• And he has worked as a technical writer for a
  company called POSH (Point of Sale Hardware)
  Manufacturing.

Courtesy Common Ground
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Davids travels

• Davids travels have taken him to England and
  Australia, as well as California and New York
  City. (Sorry no photos available from those
  trips!)
• This summer, David traveled to Drumheller,
  Alberta and toured its famous dinosaur museum,
  the Royal Tyrell Museum, seen below, with hoodoos
  in the background.