{"id":2230,"date":"2019-06-19T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/diu\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2021-02-21T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T14:11:14","slug":"baltic-books-and-solidarity-gdansk-university-of-technology-gut-international-staff-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/diu\/2019\/06\/19\/baltic-books-and-solidarity-gdansk-university-of-technology-gut-international-staff-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltic, Books and Solidarity: Gda\u0144sk University of Technology (GUT) International Staff Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gda\u0144sk University of Technology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was delighted to be able to participate in the 4th<\/sup> International Staff Week at the Biblioteki Politechniki Gda\u0144skiej recently. I work as the Senior Photographer for Edinburgh University\u2019s Library and University Collections, so when I saw that the programme included a visit to the Pomeranian Digital Library it looked like a great opportunity. Additionally, this was the home institution of one of the delegates on our own Knowledge Exchange Week in 2018, allowing further development of previous Erasmus links.<\/p>\n

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Magdalena Stankevi\u010d explaining the colour coding of subject areas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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QR codes for journals in the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Reading Room at the Gda\u0144sk Library. Photo by Urszula Szybowska.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kamila Kokot showing us the treasures of the Special Collections. Photo by Tytus Caban.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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More treasures from the Special Collections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tytus Caban outlining the digitisation process to the Staff Week delegates at the Pomeranian Digital Library. Photo by Mirek Opolski.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We visited 5 Libraries during the week, each with interesting ideas to take away, a rich history to explore or beautiful treasures to see. At the GUT Nanotechnology Regional Library, Senior Librarian Magdalena Stankevi\u010d<\/em> explained how she had colour coded all the books to help signpost different subject areas for the students- almost like the different lines on the London Underground map. While at the branch library for the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Senior Librarian Anna Kowalska showed us how QR codes are displayed alongside the journals so students can quickly find a digital copy. We also visited the beautiful Gda\u0144sk Library with its stunning Reading Room and the new European Solidarity Centre Library, which celebrates the Solidarity movement that started in Gda\u0144sk. However, for me the highlight was a behind the scenes tour of Biblioteki Politechniki Gda\u0144skiej\u00a0Special Collections to see some of the treasures they hold and how the digitisation team at the Pomeranian Digital Library are making these wonderful collections more accessible, see http:\/\/pbc.gda.pl\/dlibra<\/a><\/p>\n

There were many presentations throughout the week on a variety of topics from Open Access to Teaching Information Skills to Foreign Students. I found the presentation on Citizen Science particularly engaging. Szymon Andrzejewski gave an interesting history of how crowd-sourcing science developed- who knew that Napoleon Bonaparte solved the problem of supplying food to the troops by offering a 12,000 FRK reward contest for the best food preservation, leading to the tinned food we know today?<\/p>\n

And of course, we had some fantastic cultural excursions in the programme too. I have a new favourite museum- the European Solidarity Centre was one of the most moving and imaginative museums I have been too, each room had innovative and well thought out displays, all set in a stunning new building. I had arrived at the start of the celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the elections that took place in 1989 as a result of the Solidarity movement so there was lots going on all over the city.<\/p>\n

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The European Solidarity Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The iconic gate to the shipyard where the Solidarity movement started.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Neptune’s Fountain in the Old Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our GUT hosts took us on a fascinating walk around the Old Town of Gda\u0144sk, telling us funny stories from the City\u2019s long history as well as the traumatic recent past. The first shots of the WWII were fired on the outskirts of Gda\u0144sk at Westerplatte and by the end of the War nearly 90% of the city had been destroyed. The phenomenal reconstruction of the Old Town is a testament to the resilience and determination of the Polish people.<\/p>\n

The weather during the week was very<\/u> hot, so we were all pleased to be able to paddle our feet in the Baltic one evening when we made a trip to out to the seaside for a meal together. I can confirm that the Baltic is Baltic! The meal was a wonderful way to celebrate new friendships made and new knowledge gained. Many thanks to the Staff Week organiser Urszula Szybowska and all the GUT team for an excellent week.<\/p>\n

Susan Pettigrew, Senior Photographer, Digital Imaging Unit<\/p>\n

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Cooling down in the Baltic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I was delighted to be able to participate in the 4th International Staff Week at the Biblioteki Politechniki Gda\u0144skiej recently. I work as the Senior Photographer for Edinburgh University\u2019s Library<\/p>\n

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