Yesterday I attended a talk by two Latvian Librarians, Gunta Vaserina and Inge Batare. Gunta gave us an introduction to life in Latvia. Latvia is a European Union country but the population is relatively small, at about 2 million. The language is Latvian. There are four main cities, Riga, Jūrmala, Daugavpils and Ventspils. She spoke a little about these and showed us photos. Daugavpils was started as a castle by a river. Ventspils had miles of straight white beach and complexes overhung with woods. There is a very beautiful National Park in the Riga area, which looked rather Alpine to my eyes. Gunta explained that there are national days when everyone celebrates with dancing and song, particularly the Summer Solstice and the Matins festivals.
Inge spoke about the many Universities, which include the University of Latvia, Rega Technical and Paul Stradinge, where the pair work. At their University there are 14 librarians. They showed slides of the workspaces in their library. Their staff provide 800 hours of information skills training a year and their library has over 200,000 electronic resources.
Inge spoke about the many Universities, which include the University of Latvia, Rega Technical and Paul Stradinge, where the pair work. At their University there are 14 librarians. They showed slides of the workspaces in their library. Their staff provide 800 hours of information skills training a year and their library has over 200,000 electronic resources.
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