Mg. Dagnija Baltiņa is the Director of the Special Collections Department at the National Library of Latvia since 2018. She has a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Latvia and Master’s degree in World Heritage studies from Brandenburg Technical University
(Germany) and Deakin University (Australia). From 2008 to 2016, she served as the Secretary General at the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO and from 2009 to 2011 also represented the Republic of Latvia at the UNESCO Executive Board being elected its Vice-President. Dagnija Baltiņa is an expert in UNESCO standard-setting instruments and cultural heritage policies, especially in the framework of UNESCO World Heritage and documentary heritage. She regularly participates and joins international conferences as well as expert working groups. Currently, she is developing her PhD in History at the University of Latvia.