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100% Open Access agreement with Cambridge University PressThe 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 PressThe 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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Photo book sketches by Ed van der Elsken acquired by University LibraryLeiden University has acquired previously unknown dummy material by Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990). These are sketch versions of the...
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Sanskrit across Asia and BeyondThe 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 booksAs 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 researcherAntariksa (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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A score of 7.5 for the LibraryIn November 2016 we conducted our third satisfaction survey among students and staff at the University. As a whole, the Library scored 7.5 - a good re...
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New Asian Library opens its doors to visitorsOn Thursday March 30 the Asian Library of Leiden University is opened by Rector Carel Stolker. The Asian Library is located on the roof of the Univers...
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The crowd helps to unlock historical maps of the CaribbeanLeiden University Libraries (UBL) has started the Maps in the Crowd project. Nearly 1,100 digitized maps of the Caribbean will be unlocked with the he...
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Ambassador Latvia visits Leiden University LibraryOn Friday, March 10th Latvian ambassador dr. Ilze Rūse visited Leiden University Library and met a Leiden delegation led by Rector Magnificus Carel St...
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New scholarly monographs in humanities and social sciences available soon in open accessKnowledge Unlatched makes 343 new humanities and social sciences scholarly monographs available in Open Access.
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Japanese maps on display in SieboldHuisJapan 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 donatedIn May 2016 ethnomusicologist Wouter Swets from The Hague past away shortly after his 86th birthday. Wouter collected, studied and played the musical...
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A Buddha in the BackyardThe exhibition 'A Buddha in the Backyard: Asia as a Source of Inspiration' shows how we surround ourselves with elements from Asian cultures and gives...