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Council of State donates Netherlands Indies law collection to University of LeidenThe ‘Netherlands Indies Collection’ of the Library of the Council of State was officially transferred to Leiden University on Friday 20 April. Rector ...
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Beyond Content: Experience objects from the special collectionsLeiden University Libraries has started the programme ‘Beyond Content’ in which attention will be devoted to the materiality of text and image. Throug...
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16th-century herbarium researchIn March 2018 with the support of the Van de Sande Foundation Dr. Abdolbaset Ghorbani Dahaneh (Uppsala University) will research the sixteenth-century...
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African Studies Centre Library participates in book delivery systemAs of February 19th 2018 the African Studies Centre Library will participate in the book delivery system of the Leiden University Libraries. Borrowers...
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Team UBLeiden wins audience award Hackathon Linked Open DataLast weekend, Team UBLeiden won the audience award after a 24 hours Hackathon with Linked Open Data (HackaLOD)! The team volunteered to be locked up w...
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Leiden Panji manuscripts are digitised thanks to support from the publicThe unique collection of Panji manuscripts held by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) will be digitised thanks to support from the public. A sum of 9,8...
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Opening of the 'Bob Wessels Collection'Friday 26 January 2018 saw the festive opening of the Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection. This Collection is a most valuable addition to the presen...
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Exhibition Naked or CoveredNudity as a form of protest, or punishment, as a celebration of freedom, as a religious rule or as a sign of innocence: the new ‘Naked or Covered’ (Du...
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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 Catalogue
The 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 UNESCO
The 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?