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University Library open on Good FridayThe University Library is open as usual on Good Friday and on Saturday 26 March. The University Library is closed on both Easter days. The Law Library...
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Scholarly monographs humanities and social sciences available in open accessLeiden University Libraries and Leiden University Press are proud to participate in the successful international endeavor to make humanities and socia...
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Leiden University Libraries starts project to make Oriental manuscripts accessible through its online catalogueLeiden University Libraries is internationally renowned for, among others, its rich Middle Eastern & Asian Special Collections. Since the famous beque...
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The crowd helps to unlock historical maps of Dutch East IndiesLeiden University Libraries (UBL) has started the project Maps in the Crowd. Nearly 7,000 digitized maps of the Dutch East Indies will be unlocked wit...
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Wiley agreement is a considerable step towards high quality Open AccessWe are very pleased to announce the agreement between the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. on unlim...
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Donation by Minerva alumni enables the acquisition of Woodbury glass positives for the Asian Library
On Wednesday 28 January Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and University Librarian Kurt De Belder received a donation for the Asian Library from Jan Kal...
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Publish Open Access free of charge: Open Library of HumanitiesLeiden University Libraries (UBL) is now a supporting institution of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH). The Open Library of Humanities is an academ...
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Leiden law alumni grant rare law disputationsOn January 13, Prof. mr. Rick Lawson, dean of the Faculty of Law, handed over to Prof. mr. Carel Stolker, Rector of Leiden University, a binding with ...
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Fast remote access with 'UBL Get It'
Create a UBL Get It bookmark in your browser to quickly get off-campus access to a digital article, e-book or other source that you've found without u...
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X-ray technique reveals hidden medieval pages
Researchers from Leiden and Delft have found a way to look inside early-modern bookbindings. An x-ray technique has allowed them to search for remains...
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IIAS and The Asian Library join forces for ICAS Book Prize
A new boost for Asian studies thanks to cooperation between the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) and Leiden University Libraries on th...
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VICI winner Cwiertka: ‘I am contrary by nature’
Katarzyna Cwiertka, Leiden Professor of Modern Japan Studies, was already the recipient of a VENI and a VIDI grant. Now she has also been granted a VI...
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Developing a vaccine against arteriosclerosis
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death across the world. Professor Johan Kuiper of Leiden University carries out research to develop a...
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Juynboll collection comes to Leiden University Library
The Juynboll Stichting has donated a remarkable collection to Leiden University Library consisting of Islamic manuscripts and books formerly owned by ...
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Donation of two prints and a manuscript
The University Library has received a donation of two prints and a manuscript from Prof.em. dr. D.E.H. de Boer.