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Oppression and Freedom - An Eye-opening New Special Collections thematic programme 24 January 2020
In its thematic programme ‘Oppression and Freedom’, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) explores views on identity, relations and the interaction betwee...
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Exhibition The Intolerant Republic 09 January 2020
The Dutch Revolt or Eighty Years’ War and the Dutch Golden Age have traditionally been described in the national historiography as glorious periods; w...
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Dutch research institutions and Elsevier reach framework agreement 19 December 2019
The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), The Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU), The Dutch Research Council ...
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Visit ambassadors to the University Library Special Collections 18 December 2019
Special visit of seven ambassadors of the Arabic-speaking world to the University Library
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Recap of Symposium on Tools Criticism and Public Lecture 28 November 2019
On Thursday 21 November, Leiden University Libraries' (UBL) Centre for Digital Scholarship and the Leiden Centre for Digital Humanities organised a Sy...
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Leiden University Libraries expands graphic novel and comic book collections 26 November 2019
Comic books and graphic novels are more important than ever in the Leiden University curriculum. That is why Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is curr...
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Collection of historian Johan Huizinga fully available online 19 November 2019
The complete Johan Huizinga, the single most important historian of the Netherlands, is now available worldwide through the new Huizinga Online websit...
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Piloting FAIR metadata with iRODS and YODA at Leiden University 01 November 2019
The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles are a framework for researchers to make their scholarly output ready for use an...
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75% of Leiden University publications now Open Access available 21 October 2019
Researchers of Leiden University (excl. LUMC) are collectively using the Leiden Repository to make their publications Open Access available. They have...
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Public Lecture ‘The Role of the Humanities in an Information Age’ by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor 18 October 2019
Leiden University Libraries invites you to the public lecture by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor. This lecture will be held on Thursday 21 ...
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Symposium on Tools Criticism 07 October 2019
The Centre for Digital Scholarship of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Leiden Centre for Digital Humanities would like to invite you to the s...
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Exhibition Photography Becomes Art - Photo-Secession in Holland 1890-1937 18 September 2019
In collaboration with the Fotomuseum Den Haag, Leiden University Libraries organizes the exhibition Photography becomes Art - Photo-Secession in Holla...
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Winners of Fellowship for Digital Scholarship sponsored by Elsevier 21 August 2019
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Scaliger Institute are glad to welcome the first two Fellows for Digital Scholarship in fall 2019. The Fello...
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University strengthens ties with Indonesia 02 July 2019
The climate crisis, the return of TB and the digitisation of cultural heritage. The Netherlands and Indonesia face many of the same challenges. A visi...
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Document discovered about Rembrandt's student years in Leiden 04 June 2019
A previously unknown document about Rembrandt’s student years in Leiden has been found in the archive of Leiden University. The document, which is bei...