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Already hundred course reserves requestedSince the UBL introduced a new and improved service for requesting course reserves last summer, many lecturers have used the new service. Today, the U...
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Leiden University celebrates 444th birthday with residents of Leiden and The HagueLeiden University celebrated its 444th anniversary with a historical procession on 8 February. It celebrated this year’s Dies Natalis in time-honoured...
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How Leiden University celebrated its first day in 1575Lifelike gods, provisional professors and the city militia with weapons a clanking. Leiden put on a colourful procession and drummed up hundreds of ci...
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Dutch universities give Open Access another boostThe Dutch universities will give Open Access an extra boost from 2019 by starting a pilot titled ‘You share, we take care’ to make publications availa...
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Interlibrary Loan renewedDo you use our Interlibrary Loan Service to obtain books, chapters and/or articles from another library? From 28 January we will be moving on to a new...
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Minerva’s Metamorphoses An exhibition celebrating 444 Years of Leiden UniversityThe exhibition Minerva’s Metamorphoses organized by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) celebrates the University’s fascinating history. The 444th anniv...
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Open Access agreement with Oxford University Press starts in 2019As of this year, Leiden researchers form both University and LUMC may profit from the open access agreement that the Dutch Universities (VSNU) conclud...
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Spouse of Japanese Prime Minister visits the Asian LibraryOn Wednesday January 9th, Ms. Akie Abe, spouse of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visited the Asian Library at Leiden University. She was welcomed...
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Course reserves provide students with easy access to course literatureThis year the UBL launched a new and improved service for requesting course reserve shelves. Previously, only printed resources could be made availabl...
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Elsevier and Leiden University Libraries establish Fellowship Program for Digital ScholarshipElsevier collaborates with Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital Scholarship and Scaliger Institute to enhance the study of digital collecti...
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Symposium The ‘Holy Land’ and Modernity: the Frank Scholten Collection in ContextLeiden University Libraries (UBL), the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO) and the Nederlands Fotogenootschap would like to invite you for ...
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Art student Clara Lezla wins logo design competition: 444 years of Leiden UniversityLeiden University celebrates its 444th anniversary in 2019, and a special age requires a special logo. The logo for the celebration was designed by Cl...
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Over 500 new books available thanks to youWe understand how frustrating it can be when you can’t find the book you need. That is why we’re pleased to report that over 500 requests have been pr...
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Did Rembrandt paint Leiden Professor Van Schooten?Leiden Professor of Maths Frans van Schooten Jnr. (1615-1660) and his wife Margrieta were painted by Rembrandt. This is the claim made by mathematicia...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires major 19th-century photography collection on South East AsiaLeiden University Libraries (UBL) recently acquired a major collection of 19th-century photographs on South East Asia. The collection comprises more t...