1. How to tailor library services for researchers’ needs
Dace Lagerborg, librarian
Maija Runcis, researcher

2. The Södertörn University research profile versus the library
The Baltic sea foundation – the main research funder
The library as research service
Two librarian positions requiring expert knowledge on the Baltic states and other East and Central European countries

3. Cooperation in practice. The perspective of the librarian
Overview of research fields, research areas
Participating in seminars
Participating in research planning
Participating in introductory workshops with doctoral students
Participating in social activities

4. Overview of my research field
Implementation of a new Soviet socialist “welfare” system
Housing policy and “nationalization” of private houses
in Riga
Changing possibilities on living conditions to families
within Soviet society

5. What kind of support do I need? Articles and literature
Overview on Soviet history
Overview on housing policy in Soviet Latvia
Overview on oral history methods
Overview on printed archival sources (magazines)
Overview on contemporary articles about housing policy and practices in Soviet Latvia and Russia

6. What kind of support have I got?
Continuity of information on what is going on in my research field: articles about Soviet history and family life, housing and welfare in the Baltic states.
Too much – or not enough information?
It can never be too much