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Book Presentation - Bookshop of the World by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der WeduwenOn Wednesday 27 March, 17.00 - 18.30, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen will present their book: 'The Bookshop of the World. Searching for marke...
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Leiden researchers make their publications more findable via ORCIDIn 2018, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has worked on a project in which all researchers affiliated with Leiden University were encouraged to creat...
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Leiden University researchers give open access another boostOn 15 March, the Centre for Digital Scholarship at Leiden University Libraries has started the pilot ‘You share we take care’. In cooperation with Lei...
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‘De Bijzondere Band’ – An exhibition of Dutch Art Nouveau book bindings‘Huis van het Boek/Museum Meermanno in The Hague exhibits book bindings by leading Dutch Art-Nouveau artists from the period 1890-1910. The exhibition...
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Dutch Rectores Magnifici publish own work as Open AccessThe latest scientific articles by the Rectores Magnifici of Dutch universities will soon be freely available online. They aim to set a good example to...
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Large expansion of contemporary Moroccan collectionsThe Netherlands Institute in Marocco (NIMAR) has recently added more than 1000 titles to the Leiden University Library (UBL) collection at our locatio...
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Already hundred course reserves requestedSince the UBL introduced a new and improved service for requesting course reserves last summer, many lecturers have used the new service. Today, the U...
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How Leiden University celebrated its first day in 1575Lifelike gods, provisional professors and the city militia with weapons a clanking. Leiden put on a colourful procession and drummed up hundreds of ci...
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Dutch universities give Open Access another boostThe Dutch universities will give Open Access an extra boost from 2019 by starting a pilot titled ‘You share, we take care’ to make publications availa...
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Interlibrary Loan renewedDo you use our Interlibrary Loan Service to obtain books, chapters and/or articles from another library? From 28 January we will be moving on to a new...
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Minerva’s Metamorphoses An exhibition celebrating 444 Years of Leiden UniversityThe exhibition Minerva’s Metamorphoses organized by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) celebrates the University’s fascinating history. The 444th anniv...
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Open Access agreement with Oxford University Press starts in 2019As of this year, Leiden researchers form both University and LUMC may profit from the open access agreement that the Dutch Universities (VSNU) conclud...
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Spouse of Japanese Prime Minister visits the Asian LibraryOn Wednesday January 9th, Ms. Akie Abe, spouse of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visited the Asian Library at Leiden University. She was welcomed...
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Course reserves provide students with easy access to course literatureThis year the UBL launched a new and improved service for requesting course reserve shelves. Previously, only printed resources could be made availabl...
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Elsevier and Leiden University Libraries establish Fellowship Program for Digital ScholarshipElsevier collaborates with Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital Scholarship and Scaliger Institute to enhance the study of digital collecti...