1. of the Institute “BIOR” in Latvia
Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR” Riga, Latvia
The Library at the Fish Resources Research Department
of the Institute “BIOR” in Latvia

2. in 8 Daugavgrivas Street in Riga
Building of the Institute
in 8 Daugavgrivas Street in Riga
since 1973

3. History of the Institute
In the Latvian Department of the All-Union Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) was established in Riga
Since Fisheries Research Institute
Since Baltic Fisheries Research Institute (BaltNIIRH)
Building of the Institute
in 1 M. Bezdeligu Street in Riga
from 1948 to 1973

4. Fish Resources Research Department of the Institute “BIOR”:
In 2010 the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR” was established
Fish Resources Research Department of the Institute “BIOR”:
Marine laboratory
Inland Water Laboratory
Information and Data Division
Scientific Library

5. The topics of the collection:
Library’s collection
about 9500 books;
more than units of serials and periodicals;
- about 700 rare books;
documents of ICES, HELCOM, IBSFC, NAFO;
scientific reports of the Institute since 1948;
manuscripts
The topics of the collection:
Ichthyology, hydrobiology, fisheries and aquaculture, hydrology and oceanography.

6. Library’s archive at basement floor in 2011

7. Library’s archive at basement floor in 2012

8. Library’s archive

9. Rapair works have been done at the 1st floor in 2012 – entrance to the Library

10. In 2004 the Library moved to new premises on the 1st floor

11. Collection of rare books

12. Collection of rare books

13. Eier und Larven von Fischen der deutschen Bucht Von Dr
Eier und Larven von Fischen der deutschen Bucht Von Dr. Ernst Ehrenbaum, 1896

14. Preservation – Preliminary Plan
Collection of rare books needs organizing, shelving, placing in boxes of some oldest books and serials
Library’s archive organizing – to remove a part of books to withdraw, sorting other materials, shelving, replacing to other premises
Digitization – continue of creation of two collections for CEEMAR (a copy on server – organize), digitization plan