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This was the Leiden Asia Year2017 was the Leiden Asia Year. Leiden has had connections with Asia and built up extensive knowledge of the continent over many centuries. This Leiden...
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Exhibition Treasures of the Asian Library at the Erasmushuis in JakartaOn December 11 the exhibition highlighting the unique collections of the Asian Library of Leiden University was opened by the Dutch Ambassador Rob Swa...
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African Studies Centre Leiden Collection accessible via Leiden University Libraries CatalogueThe African Studies Centre Leiden collection (ASCL) will shortly become accessible via the Catalogue of the Leiden University Libraries (UBL).
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Panji tales awarded the status of world heritage by UNESCOThe unique collection of more than 250 ancient tales revolving around the mythical Javanese Prince Panji, which is curated by Leiden University Librar...
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Open Access in LeidenAll peer-reviewed publications written by researchers affiliated with Leiden University need to be available in open access by 2020. How do you start?
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Leiden to acquire Jan Wolkers’ artistic estateMuseum De Lakenhal and Leiden University (Leiden University Libraries) are planning to acquire the artistic estate of Jan Wolkers (1925-2007). This wo...
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Over 56,000 early printed books from Leiden University’s collection available through Google Books Library ProjectOver 56,000 books from Leiden University’s library (UBL) have been digitised and made accessible online in the past year. All books were published in ...
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Unlock Prince Panji to the World!
Prince Panji is the title character in the popular Panji tales from Java. These stories are, without fail, about a prince and a princess, about love a...
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Before and After Luther in LeidenOn 31 October 1517 Martin Luther attacked the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church by posting 95 theses. This bold gesture of five centuries ago launch...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires remarkable medical manuscriptsLeiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire four remarkable medical manuscripts partly thanks to support from the Friends of Leiden Uni...
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Two exhibitions with Asian maps of the university libraryFrom mid-September two exhibitions with maps from the collections of Leiden University Libraries are on view. Mapping Asia opens in the National Museu...
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Festive opening of Asian Library by Queen MáximaOn 14 September Queen Máxima symbolically opened Leiden’s new Asian Library. In a Pieterskerk filled with international guests, the queen received the...
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Urban Jungle: Megacities in AsiaWhat is it like to live in a megacity? To have more than ten million fellow citizens? How do you get from home to work, is there enough green space ar...
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Centre for Digital Scholarship for Leiden researchersThe Centre for Digital Scholarship of Leiden University Libraries Leiden collaborates with Leiden researchers, faculties, national and international c...
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From coffee to Rembrandt: Surprisingly UBYes. We keep books. But the University Library offers so much more! 11 things that you might not expect from a University Library, but that you will c...