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Russian Embassy presents the Illustrated Chronicles of Ivan the Terrible 22 June 2017On 21st June 2017, Yury Uraksin, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands, presented the Illustrated Chronicles of Ivan the Terribl...
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Archiving email of leading scholars 20 June 2017One of the tasks of Leiden University Libraries is to manage academic heritage, including letters and scholarly archives of leading researchers. Much ...
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Historian Peter Frankopan Visiting Scaliger professor 12 June 2017Historian Peter Frankopan has been appointed Visiting Scaliger professor at Leiden University for 2017. The holder of this chair is affiliated both to...
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Record number of applications for fellowships at Scaliger Institute 09 June 2017This year the Scaliger Institute received a record number of applications from domestic and foreign submitters for a fellowship to consult and researc...
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1200 North Korean posters in one database 08 June 2017Korea specialist Koen De Ceuster has combined 1200 posters from North Korea in one database. He believes the posters are extremely valuable for resear...
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100% Open Access agreement with Cambridge University Press 22 May 2017The universities in the Netherlands and Cambridge University Press (CUP) have recently concluded a three-year agreement guaranteeing 100% open access ...
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No agreement between VSNU and Oxford University Press 18 May 2017The universities in the Netherlands and Oxford University Press (OUP) have been unable to able to reach a new agreement for access to academic journals.
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Open Up: How to publish Open Access 17 May 2017
Publish Open Acces in high quality journals.
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Sanskrit across Asia and Beyond 11 May 2017The exhibition ‘Sanskrit – Across Asia and Beyond’ tells the story of Sanskrit’s more than 3,000-year-long existence. It displays manuscripts and obje...
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Erik Kwakkel confesses his love of Medieval books 09 May 2017As Scaliger professor, Erik Kwakkel is responsible for the academic context of the complete Special Collections of the Leiden University Library. His ...
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Leiden University Libraries welcomes Antariksa as visiting researcher 09 May 2017Antariksa (Indonesia) is a researcher and co-founding member of KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He is the 2017 laureate of Globa...
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New scholarly monographs in humanities and social sciences available soon in open access 23 February 2017Knowledge Unlatched makes 343 new humanities and social sciences scholarly monographs available in Open Access.
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Japanese maps on display in SieboldHuis 20 February 2017Japan museum SieboldHuis has a new showcase in its panorama room, in which maps from the Siebold-collection of Leiden University Libraries are exhibited.
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Extensive musical collection donated 15 February 2017In May 2016 ethnomusicologist Wouter Swets from The Hague passed away shortly after his 86th birthday. Wouter collected, studied and played the music...
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A Buddha in the Backyard 10 January 2017The exhibition 'A Buddha in the Backyard: Asia as a Source of Inspiration' shows how we surround ourselves with elements from Asian cultures and gives...