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Renovated Social Sciences Library officially openWith a resolute gong beat by Kurt de Belder, University Librarian and Director of University Libraries, the completely refurbished and updated Social ...
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Freshly ground coffee and free digital newspapersYes. 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...
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Winners of Fellowship for Digital Scholarship sponsored by ElsevierLeiden 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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Get Started!During the first few weeks of the academic year, Leiden University Libraries extends a warm welcome to new students in the library. In the Get Started...
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Special objects for special guestsThe top Asian pieces from the University’s Special Collections were on display at special popup exhibitions for ICAS11 delegates on 17 and 18 July. An...
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ICAS Book Prize awarded at opening ceremony of the Asian Studies conference in Leiden.The ICAS Book Prize (IBP) is one of the most prestigious book awards in the field of Asian Studies. The prizes were awarded in the Hooglandse Kerk in ...
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Leiden University Libraries welcomes 2,200 Asia specialists during ICASThe International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) will be held in Leiden from 16 to 19 July. A number of panel sessions will be organised during th...
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Over 55,000 Pages of Medieval Manuscripts now available onlineThe Greek manuscripts and mixed Greek and Latin manuscripts collected by Isaac Vossius (1618-1689) are digitised and now available as an online public...
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Utrecht University Library donates more than 13.000 Portuguese BooksUtrecht University Library has donated 13.023 books to Leiden University Libraries in the areas of Portuguese language and literature, and the cultura...
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University strengthens ties with IndonesiaThe 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 LeidenA previously unknown document about Rembrandt’s student years in Leiden has been found in the archive of Leiden University. The document, which is bei...
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Panji – Diponegoro – La Galigo Exhibition UNESCO Memory of the WorldThe Panji manuscripts, Prince Diponegoro’s autobiography, and the La Galigo epic poems are some of the most remarkable literary works from Southeast A...
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New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildingsSeven large reproductions of works by Rembrandt on seven Leiden University buildings reveal the relationship between the painter and the University. R...
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Announcement of Scaliger Institute research fellowship winnersWith support of several companies, including Brill Publishers, Elsevier and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries and the Scaliger Institut...
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Over 3 million digital objects available from Leiden’s Special CollectionsLeiden University Libraries (UBL) is making over 3 million digital objects (more than 60TB) available worldwide for education, research and the genera...