CILIP Changing Lives Seminar Series. Seminar 1: Pride in the Profession (July 21st 2021). Lightning talk: The CIEDA and Soria: how to connect Documentation and Environmental Law in the Spanish rural area David Mercadal Cuesta Soria is one of the most depopulated provinces of Spain. In 2005, the government decided to create the “Centro Internacional de Estudios de Derecho Ambiental” (CIEDA-CIEMAT, International Centre for Environmental Law Studies). However, the actual centre is quite deviated from the initial blueprint. Almost all the personnel (3 researchers and 2 documentalists) are in a temporary situation. Even then, Blanca Muyo, responsible of the Unit of Documentation and Information, has been working on the library since the beginning, all on her own. She has built a library where 75% of the collection was personally asked as a donation. A journal is published too, “Actualidad Jurídica Ambiental”, and from the library, we oversee the sections “Agenda” and “Current Bibliographic References”. We also take over administrative tasks, lay out the texts, created a thesaurus for a proper indexing, and diffuse the journal online. Besides this, since I started here (February 2020) we are working on the renovation of the webpage and installation of an OPAC; boosting the presence in social networks; inclusion of DOIs to the journal articles; created a Weekly Informative Bulletin. What is remarkable is that Blanca has been doing this all alone for almost 15 years, and I am proud of what she has built. We must also mention that, even if Soria is a conservative city with traditional values, the CIEDA is a diverse centre with most women, different family models, and a member of the LGBT+ community.

1. The CIEDA and Soria: how to connect
Documentation and Environmental Law
in the Spanish rural area
DAVID MERCADAL CUESTA
CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ESTUDIOS DE DERECHO AMBIENTAL (CIEDA-CIEMAT)
david.mercadal@cieda.es
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2. Population
Soria (province)
88.884
Soria (town)
38.921
“La España vaciada”
(The Empty Spain)
Soria
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3. 2005-2007
• Creation of the “Centro Internacional de
Estudios de Derecho Ambiental” (CIEDA,
International Centre for Environmental Law
Studies).
• Dependant of the “Centro de Investigaciones
Energéticas, Medioambientales y
Tecnológicas” (CIEMAT, Centre for Energy,
Environment and Technology Research).
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4. Unit of Research and Education
3 researchers
Unit of Documentation and Information
2 librarians
1 Administrative
1 Director
Bring Environmental Law to the general public.
Be a role model in Env. Law research.
Blanca Muyo: responsible of the Unit of Documentation and Information,
on her own, for almost 15 years
?
Goal & Structure
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5. Journals: 239
Buy: 7 Paper donation: 8 E-donation: 224
Books: 5812
Buy: 1300 Donation: 4512
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7. February 2020
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9. Diverse centre in a conservative town
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10. Thanks for your attention!
DAVID MERCADAL CUESTA
CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ESTUDIOS DE DERECHO AMBIENTAL (CIEDA-CIEMAT)
DAVID.MERCADAL@CIEDA.ES
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