Acquisition requests

Need a resource the library does not own?

Leiden University and LUMC staff, students, and professors emeriti may fill out a purchase request form, to suggest Leiden University Libraries (UBL) to buy books, databases, and audiovisual material currently not held by the library. Please let us know whether the material is mandatory course literature, and whether you would prefer print or digital.

To get access to (e-)journals and journal articles the UBL does not own, we kindly refer you to our ILL services.

All purchase suggestions will be reviewed by a medical information specialist or subject librarian. Requests can be honoured when fitting the UBL collection policy, and as long as budgets allow. E-books can often be available within a few days; databases and print books may take several weeks.

Create a purchase request

Interlibrary loan and document delivery

If an item is not available at the UBL, you can borrow materials directly from another library, or request a book loan or article through the UBL's interlibrary loan services.